Abstract
We describe a case of hand ischemia resulting from transradial catheterization. This was successfully treated with angioplasty of the radial artery occlusion, but stresses the importance of a preprocedure evaluation of the dual blood supply to the hand before transradial access.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Angioplasty*
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects*
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / instrumentation
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / methods
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Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Arterial Occlusive Diseases / etiology
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Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Coronary Artery Disease / therapy*
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Hand / blood supply*
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Humans
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Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
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Ischemia / etiology
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Ischemia / therapy*
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Male
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Radial Artery* / diagnostic imaging
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Radiography
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Stents
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Patency