Transient phrenic nerve palsy induced by cardiac catheterisation in an infant
- 15 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Cardiology in the Young
- Vol. 32 (5), 827-829
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951121003863
Abstract
We report on a 7-month-old male with transient phrenic nerve palsy induced by diagnostic cardiac catheterisation. The phrenic nerve palsy, which is a rare complication, was due to extravascular bleeding from a branch of the internal mammary artery.Keywords
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