Two cases of mediastinal hematoma after cardiac catheterization: A rare but real complication of the transradial approach.
Mediastinal hematoma is a very rare complication of cardiac catheterization, and is usually not considered in the differential diagnosis of chest pain after cardiac catheterization. However, we present two cases of mediastinal hematoma that developed after cardiac catheterization using the transradial approach.
Park
Kyung Woo
KW
Chung
Jin-Wook
JW
Chang
Sung-A
SA
Kim
Kwang-Il
KI
Chung
Woo-Young
WY
Chae
In-Ho
IH
D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography