Preeti Gupta, MBBS, MD, DNB

Iatrogenic Pneumopericardium During Pericardiocentesis

10/31/2020

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2020;32(11):E299. Key words: complication, pericardiocentesis, pneumopericardium A 25-year-old woman was admitted with weight loss and progressive shortness of breath for 1 month. Her blood pressure was 90/60 mm...

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

10/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Balloon Compression Sign During Balloon Mitral Valvotomy: An Old Sign Revisited

12/01/2020

Sourabh Agstam , MD, DM, MBBS;

Anunay Gupta , MBBS, MD, DM;

Dinkar Bhasin , MBBS, MD, DM;

Sandeep Bansal , MBBS, MD, DM;

Gaurav Kumar Arora , MBBS, MD, DM;

Preeti Gupta , MBBS, MD, DNB;

During inflation of the Inoue balloon during a balloon mitral valvotomy, indentation and compression of the Inoue balloon was seen. This is indirect evidence of severe subvalvular disease.

During inflation of the Inoue...

12/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Balloon Rupture During Balloon Mitral Valvotomy

11/01/2021

Sourabh Agstam , MD, DM, MBBS;

Anunay Gupta , MBBS, MD, DM;

Sandeep Bansal , MBBS, MD, DM;

Preeti Gupta , MBBS, MD, DNB;

The reuse of sterilized Inoue catheters is a common cause of rupture. Proper meticulous inspection of reused Inoue balloons for deformity or leakage through the small holes is necessary to prevent such complications.

The reuse of sterilized Inoue...

11/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology