Occlusive radial artery thrombosis following severe radial artery spasm during coronary angiography in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: should this access route be avoided in this condition?

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 20:179:38-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.086. Epub 2014 Oct 23.

Authors

S R Gnanenthiran¹, D Amos², K Kamaladasa³, H C Lowe⁴

Affiliations

¹ Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Orange Base Hospital, Orange, NSW, Australia.
³ Dubbo Base Hospital, Dubbo, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Orange Base Hospital, Orange, NSW, Australia; Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25464405
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.086

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary spasm; Radial artery; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
Coronary Vasospasm / complications
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Radial Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology