PMID- 6850832
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19830708
LR  - 20190829
IS  - 0098-6569 (Print)
IS  - 0098-6569 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 2
DP  - 1983
TI  - Fracture of a polyurethane cardiac catheter in the aortic arch: a complication 
      related to polymer aging.
PG  - 197-207
AB  - An undated Cordis Ducor polyurethane coronary catheter fractured and separated in 
      the aortic arch during a cardiac catheterization, and was removed with an 
      intravascular retriever. The recovered specimen appeared brittle, prompting an 
      investigation of the effects of aging on the tensile strength of 91 polyurethane 
      catheters manufactured by Cordis and the United States Catheter and Instrument 
      Company (USCI). Cordis catheters have stable tensile strength for five years from 
      manufacture, but then deteriorate substantially by seven years, particularly at 
      the bond between the catheter tip and the stainless steel-reinforced catheter 
      body. The deterioration is associated with the microscopic appearance of deep 
      cracks in the catheter lumen wall. USCI catheters showed a modest but significant 
      loss of tensile strength by three years after manufacture at the catheter bond. 
      It would seem prudent to place a three-year expiration date on USCI polyurethane 
      catheters, similar to those already on Cordis catheters.
FAU - Schneider, R M
AU  - Schneider RM
FAU - Fornes, R E
AU  - Fornes RE
FAU - Stuckey, W C
AU  - Stuckey WC
FAU - Gilbert, R D
AU  - Gilbert RD
FAU - Peter, R H
AU  - Peter RH
LA  - eng
GR  - HL07101/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn
JT  - Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis
JID - 7508512
RN  - 0 (Polyurethanes)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Aorta, Thoracic
MH  - Cardiac Catheterization/*adverse effects
MH  - Cineangiography
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Valve Diseases/diagnosis
MH  - Humans
MH  - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
MH  - Polyurethanes/*adverse effects
MH  - Rheumatic Heart Disease/diagnosis
MH  - Tensile Strength
EDAT- 1983/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1983/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1983/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1983/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1983/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1983/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/ccd.1810090212 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1983;9(2):197-207. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810090212.