Two cases of occipital infarction following cardiac catheterization.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Transient visual disturbance following cardiac catheterization has been regarded as a benign and transient complication. We describe two cases of computed-tomography-documented occipital infarction after cardiac catheterization that emphasize a complication more serious than previously thought.
منابع مشابه
بررسی تاثیر تماس پوستی پیاز بر احتباس حاد ادراری بیماران مرد پس از کاتتریسم قلبی
Background and Aim: Acute urinary retention is an acute emergency identified by inability to void and also lower abdominal pain. This problem generally occurs following surgery or cardiac catheterization and needs to be solved through urinary catheterization, a procedure that raises the risk of urinary tract infections. Therefore, alternative ways of relieving urinary retention, preferably no...
متن کاملMyocardial infarction, hyperthyroidism and normal coronary arteries: report of two cases.
Myocardial infarction is uncommon in persons with hyperthyroidism and also uncommon in the absence of demonstrable coronary artery disease. Cardiac catheterization and selective coronary angiography were performed in two men following apparent myocardial infarctions. Both patients were 33 years of age, thyrotoxic and angiographically free of coronary artery abnormalities.
متن کاملعوامل تاثیر گذار بر شدت کمردرد بیماران بعد از آنژیوگرافی قلبی
Background and Aim: Cardiac catheterization is a widely used cardiac investigation procedure in Iran. However, back pain is frequently reported following cardiac catheterization due to prolonged bed rest after the procedure. There is no research about factors that affect back pain. This study was designed to explore these factors in patients admitted to Taleghani hospital for cardiac catheter...
متن کاملSerum CPK isoenzymes after cardiac catheterization.
Exclusion of acute myocardial infarction preoperatively, particularly in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, is an important requirement for optimal results following coronary revascularization. Unfortunately, activity of conventionally measured serum enzymes (AST, LDH, total CPK) is frequently raised because of enzyme released from non-cardiac sources during the catheterization proced...
متن کاملPedunculated left ventricular thrombus--report of two cases.
In two patients presenting with myocardial infarction, one with a subendocardial infarction and the second patient with a classic Q wave infarction, pedunculated left ventricular thrombi were detected in the course of subsequent routine cardiac catheterization. Both patients underwent successful surgical thrombectomy.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 19 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988