title: Successful treatment of a radial artery pseudoaneurysm in an octogenarian.
abstract: The transradial approach for coronary catheterisation has gained rising popularity owing to its fewer access site complications compared with the transfemoral approach. A rare but recognisable complication of the procedure is radial artery pseudoaneurysm (PSA). We report a case of radial PSA occurring 2 h following percutaneous coronary intervention in an 85-year-old woman, which was successfully treated by ultrasound-guided thrombin injection. This non-surgical technique has recently gained rising popularity as a relatively novel modality of managing radial PSA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: Mohamed Osama
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: Mohsin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saif
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Townend
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: Sohail Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017534:Radial Artery; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin