Management of cerebrovascular accidents during cardiac catheterization

Ischemic cerebrovascular events are a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. Consequently a unique standard of management for these events is yet to be defined. Immediate cerebral angiography followed by local thrombolysis is an effective strategy and we report six cases for which this approa...

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Published in:Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions 2007-10, Vol.70 (4), p.560-568
Main Authors: De Marco, Federico, Antonio Fernandez‐Diaz, José, Lefèvre, Thierry, Balcells, Jordi, Araya, Mario, Routledge, Helen, Rosas, Andrés, Louvard, Yves, Dumas, Pierre, Morice, Marie‐Claude
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Language:English
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complications adult cath/intervention
imaging (CT/MR)
percutaneous coronary intervention
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Summary:Ischemic cerebrovascular events are a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. Consequently a unique standard of management for these events is yet to be defined. Immediate cerebral angiography followed by local thrombolysis is an effective strategy and we report six cases for which this approach was successfully employed. In contrast the use of immediate neuroimaging by means of MRI or CT scan in two cases delayed the implementation of appropriate therapy. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:1522-1946
1522-726X
DOI:10.1002/ccd.21172