title: [Complications of brachiocephalic catheter angiography using a non-ionic contrast medium].
abstract: In 713 patients 749 catheter-arteriographies of aortic-arch and cerebral vessels were performed using non-ionic contrast media. The patients were examined either with DSA or conventional film techniques. In 80 examinations of 76 patients complications or side-effects were noted, which resolved completely within one hour in 69 cases, showed a duration up to 7 days in 6 cases, and persisted longer than 7 days in 5 patients. Neurological complications were seen in 6.4% of the studies. There was no death. Patients, who received anti-hypertensive drugs before or during angiography and patients with a pathological angiogram had a significantly higher complication-rate. The rising number of patients with atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease showed an unfavorable effect upon the overall complication-rate. The use of a non-ionic contrast medium did not drastically lower the rate of neurological complications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001027:Aortography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D013382:Subtraction Technique
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009930:Organic Chemicals; C052337:sterofundin
vernacular_title: Komplikationen brachiocephaler Katheterangiographien bei Verwendung eines nicht-ionischen Kontrastmittels.