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Abstract
We describe a case of a compartment syndrome after transulnar coronary intervention. As far as we are aware of, this is the first report of such a complication after a transulnar approach described in the literature. Compartment syndrome is a very rare but possibly devastating complication of coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions. We retrospectively observed an incidence rate of 0.007% after 13,948 coronary angiographies or 0.013% after 7532 interventions performed through the wrist in our centre in the last 5 years. Rapid recognition and treatment of this rare complication may prevent long-term morbidity and are thus of utmost importance. General measures should be taken to reduce this incidence of this serious complication.
- cardiovascular medicine
- ischaemic heart disease
- interventional cardiology
- vascular surgery
- surgical diagnostic tests
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Contributors Selected authors have contributed to the case report in the following way: MWLS, writing and clinical course; RSK, writing and supervising clinical course; RJvdS, clinical course; and J-PH, supervising associate specialist.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.