Abstract |
A 73-year-old morbidly obese patient suffered cortical blindness following coronary angiography. Symptoms rapidly resolved and did not recur following a repeated procedure. Hypoventilation due to narcotics with subsequent hypercarbia and blood-brain barrier breaching may be implicated in the pathogenesis of this complication.
|
Authors | Haim D Danenberg, Chaim Lotan |
Journal | Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
(Catheter Cardiovasc Interv)
Vol. 67
Issue 3
Pg. 384-5
(Mar 2006)
ISSN: 1522-1946 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16475183
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
|
Copyright | Copyright (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
Chemical References |
|
Topics |
- Aged
- Angioplasty, Balloon
- Blindness, Cortical
(etiology)
- Contrast Media
(adverse effects)
- Coronary Angiography
(adverse effects)
- Coronary Stenosis
(diagnosis, therapy)
- Humans
- Hypercapnia
(complications)
- Hypoventilation
(complications)
- Male
|