Transient phrenic nerve palsy induced by cardiac catheterisation in an infant

Cardiol Young. 2022 May;32(5):827-829. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003863. Epub 2021 Sep 15.

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: Pericardiophrenic artery; cardiac catheterisation; internal mammary artery; phrenic nerve palsy.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Paralysis* / etiology
  • Phrenic Nerve*