Endovascular retrieval of a CardioMEMS heart failure system

Arun Reghunathan, MD; Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH, DABR; Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FSIR; Anthony Hage, BS; James Mahn, MD; Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA; Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Apr 2018)

Endovascular retrieval of a CardioMEMS heart failure system

Arun Reghunathan, MD,
Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH, DABR,
Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FSIR,
Anthony Hage, BS,
James Mahn, MD,
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA,
Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD

Affiliations

Arun Reghunathan, MD: Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH, DABR: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Corresponding author.
Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FSIR: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Anthony Hage, BS: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
James Mahn, MD: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD: Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 386 – 388

Abstract

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As the creation and utilization of new implantable devices increases, so does the need for interventionalists to devise unique retrieval mechanisms. This report describes the first endovascular retrieval of a CardioMEMS heart failure monitoring device. A 20-mm gooseneck snare was utilized in conjunction with a 9-French sheath and Envoy catheter for retrieval. The patient suffered no immediate postprocedural complications but died 5 days after the procedure from multiorgan failure secondary to sepsis. Keywords: CardioMEMS heart failure system, Endovascular retrieval

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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