Radial access site inflammatory reaction to a recently available hydrophilic coated sheath

Rajesh V Swaminathan; S Chiu Wong

doi:10.1002/ccd.22896

Radial access site inflammatory reaction to a recently available hydrophilic coated sheath

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jun 1;77(7):1050-3. doi: 10.1002/ccd.22896. Epub 2011 Jan 11.

Authors

Rajesh V Swaminathan¹, S Chiu Wong

Affiliation

¹ New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, Greenberg Division of Cardiology, New York, New York 10021, USA.

PMID: 21598357
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22896

Abstract

A sterile inflammatory reaction at the radial access site has been described in the literature as an adverse local reaction to Cook hydrophilic coated sheaths during transradial catheterization. To date, this reaction has not been observed with non-Cook hydrophilic sheaths. Here, we describe two cases of such a reaction with Glidesheaths™ at our institution.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Catheters / adverse effects*
Coated Materials, Biocompatible / adverse effects*
Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
Coronary Angiography / instrumentation
Dermatitis / etiology*
Equipment Design
Erythema / etiology
Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology
Humans
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Male
Middle Aged
Radial Artery*

Substances

Coated Materials, Biocompatible