Critical hand ischaemia after transradial cardiac catheterisation: An uncommon complication of a common procedure

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 372-375

  Rademakers, L M ^b   Laarman, G J ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b Catharina ziekenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac angiography; Cardiac catheterization; Complication; Hand ischemia; Transradial catheterization

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; UROKINASE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL HAND ISCHAEMIA; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DIGITAL ARTERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PALLOR; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; RADIAL ARTERY; THROMBECTOMY; TOUCH; VASOSPASM;

EID: 84866263599     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0276-8     Document Type: Article

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