Complications

Right Ventricular Wall Hematoma Following Angioplasty to RCA Occlusion

03/27/2019

Mina S.A. Ghobrial , MBBS, MRCP, BMedSci, MBChB;

Mohaned Egred , MBChB, MD, BSc(Hons), FRCP, BSc, MRCP;

Right ventricle intramural hematoma is a rare complication of right coronary artery PCI. With the increased uptake and prevalence of complex chronic total occlusion interventions, unusual complications will continue to occur; sharing and...

Right ventricle intramural...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Recurrent Arteriovenous Fistula as a Rare Complication of Transradial Coronary Angiography

03/04/2019

Sheharyar Minhas , MD;

Maira Malik , MD;

Kevin Barretto ;

Sunil Dhar , MD;

Iatrogenic AV fistulas result from penetration of a needle through an arterial and venous tributary during angiographic catheterization procedures. Rarely, when the communication between the artery and vein does not seal spontaneously, an AV...

Iatrogenic AV fistulas result...

03/04/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Journal Club

Article Highlight: “Hand Dysfunction After Transradial Artery Catheterization for Coronary Procedures”

03/03/2019

Marshall W. Ritchey , MS, MBA, RCIS;

Complications are uncomfortable and scary for our patients. Now is the time to focus on how to avoid radial artery complications in the future, and how to quickly respond and treat complications appropriately when they do occur.

Complications are uncomfortable...

03/03/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Editor's Corner

Your Wire Went Where? Coronary Perforation With Tamponade and What to Do Next

02/28/2019

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

A coronary perforation is a rare but frightening event in the cardiac cath lab.

A coronary perforation is a rare...

02/28/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Radial Images

Commentary: Hematomas, Compartment Syndrome, and Boney Infarcts: Potential Melancholy for Dorsal Radial Access?

01/31/2019

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Koutouzis et al(1) offer one of the first reports in a journal of hematoma encountered after dorsal radial access, although several other reports of hematoma and even pseudoaneurysm(2) have already appeared on social media.

Koutouzis et al(1) offer one of...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Radial Images

Hand Hematoma After Cardiac Catheterization Via Distal Radial Artery

01/31/2019

Andreas Tassopoulos , MD;

Michael J. Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Eleftherios Kontopodis , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Efstathios Lazaris , MD;

This is the first reported case of severe hand hematoma after cardiac catheterization through the distal radial artery, with the hematoma extending distally to the sheath insertion site.

This is the first reported case...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Use of Excimer Laser to Facilitate CTO Crossing Complicated by Stent Fracture

11/27/2018

Kirk D. Minkus , MD;

Charles MT Jost , MD, MS, FACC;

Kyle Macdonald , BS;

Here, we will discuss the use of excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) for an uncrossable obstruction due to stent fracture and in-stent restenosis (ISR).

Here, we will discuss the use of...

11/27/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Images

Single Leaflet Device Attachment Complicating Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair of the Tricuspid Valve Using the MitraClip

10/07/2018

Alex Pui-wai Lee , MBChB;

Kun-Chong Tam , MD;

Chak-Yu So , MBChB;

Yat-Yin Lam , MD;

We demonstrate that immediate deployment of one or more adjacent clips, particularly to the remaining attached leaflet, may stabilize the flailing clip and be a possible transcatheter treatment option for single leaflet device attachment...

We demonstrate that immediate...

10/07/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Aorta to RV Fistula: A Rare Complication of TAVR

10/03/2018

Parul Kakar , MD;

Jacob Shani , MD;

Norbert Moskovits , MD;

Robert Frankel , MD;

Shivani Verma , MD, MPH;

Our case illustrates a rare complication of an aorto-RV fistula that did not require repair.

Our case illustrates a rare...

10/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Images

Compartment Syndrome: A Rare and Frightening Complication of Transradial Catheterization

09/25/2018

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Konstantina Katsanou , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Theodoros Zografos , MD, PhD;

The compartment syndrome is a severe complication of transradial approach and can be prevented by prompt treatment of forearm hematoma; otherwise, fasciotomies are urgent.

The compartment syndrome is a...

09/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology