A rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention: spinal cord embolism.
OBJECTIVE
Many atherothrombotic complications are associated with coronary angiography. Spinal cord embolism with high morbidity and mortality is one of these complications.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 65-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction. Immediately after coronary angiography, she complained of paresthesia and paraparesis of her legs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected hyperintensity at the level of the conus medullaris. Antiaggregant therapy and a physiotherapy program continued. After 2 months, clinical and MRI findings had improved.


CONCLUSIONS
Invasive procedures such as coronary angiography can lead to serious atherothrombotic complications.
Vatankulu
Mehmet Akif
MA
Department of Cardiology, Selcuk University, Faculty of Meram Medicine, Konya, Meram, Turkey. vatankulu@hotmail.com
Kayrak
Mehmet
M
Alihanoglu
Yusuf
Y
Salli
Ali
A
Ulgen
Mehment S
MS
D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020758:Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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