Radial artery pseudoaneurysms after transradial cardiac catheterisation.

CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that radial artery pseudoaneuryms are a rare but important complication of transradial cardiac catheterisation, with patients generally requiring surgical repair. Most patients were elderly, but surprisingly only a minority were anti-coagulated with warfarin.
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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - April 30, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Din JN, Murphy A, Chu K, Forman P, Mildenberger RD, Fretz EB, Nadra IJ, Della Siega A, Robinson SD Tags: Vasa Source Type: research