A new complication of coronary arteriography.
The introduction of a sharply angulated catheter through an arterial sheath for percutaneous coronary arteriography was associated in 7 cases with dissection of the iliac arteries; this extended to the lumbar aorta at the level of the coeliac axis. The catheter tip should be introduced gently and preferably straightened out with a good length of guide wire to avoid this complication.
National Heart Hospital, London, England.
M J
MJ
Raphael
R M
RM
Donaldson
D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged