Open AccessLife-threatening subclavian artery bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Fei Shi,
Ying Zhang,
Lin Sun,
Sen Long
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i6.1937
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hemothorax , subclavian artery , radiology , axillary artery , right coronary artery , pneumothorax , hematoma , percutaneous coronary intervention , stent , chest pain , cardiology , myocardial infarction , coronary angiography
Vascular complications of transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are rare and usually occur at the access site below the elbow. Life-threatening vascular complications during transradial PCI therapy, such as vessel perforation and dissection in the brachiocephalic, subclavian, internal mammary, and thyrocervical arteries, are rarely reported. Subclavian artery bleeding is a potentially serious complication of vascular interventional procedures leading to tracheal obstruction, hemothorax, respiratory failure, hemorrhagic shock, and death if not diagnosed early and treated promptly.