title: [Femoral vascular complications after percutaneous coronary interventions].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to investigate peripheral vascular complications and their relation with treatment and clinical parameters in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We included into the study 321 patients (aged 57+/-11 years) underwent PTCA between November 2001-August 2002. The age, gender, glycoprotein 2b/3a use, thrombolytic use, intraaortic balloon treatment, transient pacemaker treatment, reintervention history, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking status, family history and the correlations of these parameters with local vascular complications were assessed in all patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pseudoaneurysm incidence was significantly correlated with; age [(n=13, 68.0%) p=0.0001, OR 8.38], female gender [(n=12, 63.1%) p<0.015, OR 0.32], reintervention [(n=10, 52.1%) p<0.004, OR 3.6], venous sheath usage [(n=12, 63%) p<0.0001, OR 9.07], thrombolytic treatment [(n=5, 26.3%) p<0.0001, OR 7.9], and intraaortic balloon adjustment [(n=6, 31.5%) p<0.0001, OR 7.2]. No correlation was found between pseudoaneurysm incidence and glycoprotein 2b/3a treatment, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and family history.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study showed that patients of female gender, with reintervention, thrombolytic treatment, venous sheath use and intraaortic balloon adjustment are at high risk for serious femoral vascular complications, especially when they are aged. Additionally, glycoprotein 2b/3a agents can be used without increased risk of peripheral vascular complications.
authors.affiliation: Mersin Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Kardiyologji Anabilim Dali, Mersin. mtuna89@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M Tuna
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Katircibaşi
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camsari
authors.forename: Oben
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Döven
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pekdemir
authors.forename: Necdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akkuş
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: V Gökhan
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Cin
authors.forename: I Türkay
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology