Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty: pain during balloon inflation.
The pain during the balloon dilatation of angioplasty was evaluated prospectively to assess its clinical significance. In 54 angioplasties, no pain was observed in 54%, mild pain in 20%, moderate pain in 11% and severe pain in 15%. Moderate or severe pain was observed in 39% of 28 iliac angioplasties and in 7% of 14 femoral angioplasties. There was a significant difference between the two groups. We did not find any significant correlation between the severity of pain and stenotic ratio before angioplasty. Severe pain may be a warning of severe dissection; in our study, all severe dissections were accompanied by severe pain without arterial rupture.
Korogi
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Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Takahashi
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Bussaka
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Hatanaka
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies