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Review

Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization

Tai Huu Pham  1 , Surabhi Atreja  2
In: WebM&M: Case Studies [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2019 Oct.
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Review

Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization

Tai Huu Pham et al.
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Conflict of interest statement

None of the authors has any affiliation or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report.

Editor’s Note: this case was adapted from Capozzola DD, Terrence J. Malpractice During Cardiac Catheterization Results in Death, $4.36 Million Verdict. Healthcare Risk Management (Relias Media). Published April 1, 2023. [Available at]

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