title: Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following cardiac catheterization.
abstract: We report 4 cases of deep venous thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism after diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Two of these cases followed left heart catheterization alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, ECU School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Shammas
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology