title: [Peripheral vascular complications after the cardiac catheterization].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the cause, the clinical manifestation and the management of peripheral vascular complications after cardiac catheterization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical data of patients with peripheral vascular complications were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 4,531 patients, 122 (2.7%) had peripheral vascular complications, including local hematoma (86 cases, 1.90%), pseudoaneurysm (15 cases, 0.33%), arteriovenous fistula (8 cases, 0.18%), femoral venous thrombosis (5 cases, 0.11%), excessive hemorrhage (5 cases, 0.11%), femoral arterial thrombosis (2 cases, 0.04%), and femoral nerve malfunction (1 case, 0.02%). All complications were relieved after conservative therapy except that one case needed surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Peripheral vascular complications are associated with anticoagulation, diabetes, and hypertension. Prognosis of overwhelming complications is good, as long as patients are treated timely and appropriately.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. zhoutao6240@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Sheng-Hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiang-Qian
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Shu-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Qi-Ming
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhen-Fei
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Xin-Qun
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xu-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies