This protocol describes the removal and purification of pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs) that adhere to the balloon tips of Swan-Ganz catheters while they are wedged in the pulmonary artery during right heart catheterization and remain adherent to the deflated balloon following removal from the patient's body.
Passineau, M. J., Gallo, P. H., Williams, G., Perez, R., Benza, R. L. Harvest of Endothelial Cells from the Balloon Tips of Swan-Ganz Catheters after Right Heart Catheterization. J. Vis. Exp. (143), e58353, doi:10.3791/58353 (2019).