Two cases of mediastinal hematoma after cardiac catheterization: A rare but real complication of the transradial approach

  • Kyung Woo Park
  • , Jin Wook Chung
  • , Sung A. Chang
  • , Kwang Il Kim
  • , Woo Young Chung
  • , In Ho Chae

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Abstract

Mediastinal hematoma is a very rare complication of cardiac catheterization, and is usually not considered in the differential diagnosis of chest pain after cardiac catheterization. However, we present two cases of mediastinal hematoma that developed after cardiac catheterization using the transradial approach.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e89-e92
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume130
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Nov 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Complication
  • Mediastinal hematoma
  • Transradial

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