Inadvertent Swan‐Ganz catheter placement in the left pericardiophrenic vein

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Abstract
Placement of flow‐directed Swan‐Ganz catheters without fluoroscopic guidance occasionally results in placement in positions other than the pulmonary artery. In the case presented, the inadvertent placement of such a catheter into the left pericardiophrenic vein was probably facilitated by distortion of the right heart and systemic venous anatomy.