title: Pseudoaneurysm a rare complication of transradial cardiac catheterization: a case report.
abstract: Transradial access for cardiac catheterization is a safe and viable approach with significantly lower incidence of major access-related complications compared with the transfemoral approach. As this form of access is getting wider acceptance among interventional cardiologists, awareness of its complications is of vital importance. Asymptomatic radial artery occlusion, non-occlusive radial artery injury and radial artery spasm are commonly reported complication of this approach. Symptomatic radial arterial occlusion, pseudoaneurysm and radial artery perforation are rarely reported complications of transradial approach. Early identification of these uncommon complications and their urgent management is of significant importance. We present the case of an 80-year-old lady who developed pseudoaneurysm a week after transradial cardiac catheterization managed with surgical excision with no long-term sequela.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital New York, 475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA mohiuddin_bhat@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: University of Sheffield, School of Medicine, South Yorkshire SI0 2TN, UK.
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SK Institute of Medical Science, Soura, Kashmir 190008, India.
authors.forename: Sumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teli
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital New York, 475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA.
authors.forename: Bartaula
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rajiv
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital New York, 475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital New York, 475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA.
authors.forename: Bhavesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gala
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: cardiac catheterization; complications; pseudoaneurysm; transradial access