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Contemporary management of acute lower extremity ischemia following percutaneous coronary and cardiac interventional procedures using femoral access—A case series and discussion
Author(s) -
Klein Andrew J.,
Messenger John C.,
Casserly Ivan P.
Publication year - 2007
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.21158
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , interventional cardiology , cardiac catheterization , etiology , complication , ischemia , radiology , coronary angiography , angiography , femoral artery , angioplasty , surgery , cardiology , myocardial infarction
New onset of acute lower extremity ischemia following percutaneous coronary and cardiac interventional procedures using femoral access is an important clinical entity that requires emergent assessment to determine the precise etiology and institute appropriate therapy. We report four cases of this clinical event from our catheterization laboratories that serve to highlight the most frequent etiologies, the importance of immediate diagnostic angiography, and the potential for endovascular techniques to effectively manage this complication. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.