Digital ischemia and consecutive amputation after emergency transradial cardiac catheter examination

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1242-1244

  De Bucourt, M ^a   Teichgraber U ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN C; ZOTAROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FINGER AMPUTATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INTUBATION; LETTER; METACARPAL BONE; NECROSIS; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; THORAX PAIN;

AMPUTATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FINGERS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 84867579645     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0157-3     Document Type: Letter

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