Fragments of hydrophilic polymer coating as an embolic material – rare complication and potential cause of death
Slezak,
Bloch-Bogusławska,
Grzanka
Abstract:The most common complications of percutaneous coronary interventions and other endovascular procedures include minor hemorrhage, hematoma, or infection at the insertion site [1]. Much more serious ones include damage to the vessel wall, dissection, shock from contrast administration, acute kidney injury, myocardial infarction [2] and ischemic stroke [3]. Ischemic complications can be caused by an embolic incident due to a thrombus formation or detachment of atherosclerotic plaque fragments [3]. A rarely diagno… Show more
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