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Nonrecurring transient cortical blindness after coronary angiography: A role for hypoventilation and hypercarbia?
Author(s) -
Danenberg Haim D.,
Lotan Chaim
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20635
Subject(s) - hypercarbia , medicine , cortical blindness , hypoventilation , cardiology , complication , anesthesia , blindness , respiratory system , hypoxemia , optometry
A 73‐year‐old morbidly obese patient suffered cortical blindness following coronary angiography. Symptoms rapidly resolved and did not recur following a repeated procedure. Hypoventilation due to narcotics with subsequent hypercarbia and blood‐brain barrier breaching may be implicated in the pathogenesis of this complication. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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