Open AccessDeep Vein Thrombosis after Coronary Angiography
Author(s) -
Vivek Singh Guleria,
Mukesh Dhillon,
Tanuja Rana,
Atul Kumar Sood
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.157261
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , deep vein , coronary angiography , complication , radiology , incidence (geometry) , angiography , cardiology , vein , venous thromboembolism , surgery , myocardial infarction , physics , optics
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a rare but potentially serious complication of coronary angiography (CAG), incidence being just 0.05%. Only a few clinical cases of DVT after diagnostic transfemoral catheterization have been reported. Here, we describe the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed significant DVT after CAG without venous thromboembolism (VTE) and, which was treated with anticoagulants