A pain in the leg following angiography

J Invasive Cardiol. 2011 Mar;23(3):E58-60.

Abstract

This case illustrates a complication following deployment of the Angioseal® vascular closure device after routine angiography. The AngioSeal device is a percutaneous, bioabsorbable, collagen-based hemostatic plug deployed to seal the arterial puncture. We describe a 69-year-old gentleman who presented with unilateral leg cramps 1 week post-procedure. When seen in the cardiology clinic, a magnetic resonance imaging angiogram was requested, which showed a filling defect in the right popliteal artery. The collagen seal had embolized and was subsequently removed by the vascular surgeons.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Coronary Angiography / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy
  • Hemostatic Techniques / adverse effects*
  • Hemostatic Techniques / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Leg* / blood supply
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Popliteal Artery / pathology
  • Popliteal Artery / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures