Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following cardiac catheterization.
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.
Shammas
R L
RL
Department of Medicine, ECU School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
Reeves
W C
WC
Mehta
P M
PM
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