Two cases of mediastinal hematoma after cardiac catheterization: A rare but real complication of the transradial approach

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Park, Kyung Woo ^a   Chung, Jin Wook ^a   Chang, Sung A ^a   Kim, Kwang Il ^a   Chung, Woo Young ^a   Chae, In Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Complication; Mediastinal hematoma; Transradial

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM HEMATOMA; MEDISTINUM HEMATOMA; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 55549139797     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.093     Document Type: Article

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