title: [Coronarography by percutaneous puncture of the axillary artery. Value in arteriopathies of the lower limbs].
abstract: Coronary angiography by a percutaneous femoral approach using the Judkins-Bourassa technique with special preformed catheters is widely used. This approach is potentially dangerous or impossible in patients with severe lower limb arteriosclerosis even after operation and so the investigation has to be done by Sones' technique (denudation of the humeral artery). There is, however, another upper limb approach which does not involve arterial denudation: percutaneous right or left axillary artery catheterisation. This paper reports the experience of a multicentre study of this method in 105 patients. This study is of interest as an arterial catheter introducer was used which, does not compress the artery, prevents bleeding when the catheter has to be changed and reduced the risk of thromboses or laceration of the axillary artery. 73 of the 105 patients had lower limb arteriosclerosis 5 had aortic aneurysms and 1 patient had a previous history of femoral artery embolism. There was a primary indication for this approach in 21 cases. The left axillary artery was used in 83 cases (79%) and the right axillary artery in 22 cases (21%). The coronary catheters were those usually used with the femoral approach. The left side was chosen preferentially as it avoided the brachiocephalic trunk and facilitated the catheterisation of the coronary ostia and of aorto-coronary bypass grafts. Selective catheterisation of the left coronary artery was achieved in 21 out of 22 cases (95%) and of the right coronary artery in all 22 cases (100%) by the right axillary route. Both left and right coronary arteries were selectively catheterised in all cases by the left axillary approach.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001366:Axillary Artery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures
vernacular_title: Coronarographie par ponction percutanée de l'artère axillaire. Intérêt dans les artériopathies des membres inférieurs.