The Unusual Journey of a Pericardial Drainage Catheter in Pentalogy of Cantrell

Figure 1

Echocardiogram on the day of the procedure demonstrating a large pericardial effusion. (a) Diagram of the echocardiographic view of the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery used to determine the compression caused by the drain. (b, c) Color Doppler echocardiogram, with and without labels, of the flow obstruction in the pulmonary artery, evident by no blood flow (color) seen distal to the drain. (d) There is improvement of the pulmonary artery flow after the drain was retracted, showing blood flow (color) along all the pulmonary artery, when compared with prior panels.