title: Hand ischemia after transradial coronary angiography: resulting in right ring finger amputation.
abstract: Critical hand ischemia is an extremely rare and serious complication of transradial coronary angiography. It is almost always associated with radial artery occlusion. Early recognition and involvement of vascular surgery is imperative for optimal management. Up to our knowledge, there have been only 5 cases reported in the medical literature. Herein, we describe a case of an 81-year-old male who had undergone transradial coronary intervention complicated by critical hand ischemia requiring amputation of the right 4th finger.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68164, USA. Electronic address: MohamedAyan@creighton.edu.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68164, USA.
authors.forename: Aiman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smer
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68164, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azzouz
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68164, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abuzaid
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68164, USA.
authors.forename: Aryan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mooss
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Coronary angiogram; Hand ischemia; Occlusion; Transradial