A Swan-Ganz catheter related complication in a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome

Abstract

The maternal and perinatal mortality rates in patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome are 30.3% and 28.3%, respectively. The use of pulmonary artery flow-directed (Swan-Ganz) catheters in pregnant patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome has not been associated with complications. We describe a patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome who we believe died as a result of a Swan-Ganz-related complication.