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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 10, October 2015, pages 453-456

Arteriovenous Fistula as a Rare Early Complication of Transradial Coronary Angiography: With Literature Review on Management Strategies

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Doppler ultrasound of right radial artery (sagittal view) showing AV fistula connecting the radial artery to the distal cephalic vein (arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Repeat Doppler ultrasound of right radial artery (transverse view) showing resolution of AV fistula with no flow between radial artery and cephalic vein (arrow).

Table

Table 1. Reported Cases of Transradial Arteriovenous Fistula and Management Strategy
 
StudyPatientAV fistula diagnosis (from time of angiography)Treatment
Tatli et al [1]78-year-old female3 monthsSurgical ligation
Yang et al [4]54-year-old male2 monthsSurgical ligation
Spence et al [6]61-year-old male1 yearSurgical ligation
Na et al [8]61-year-old female1 yearSurgical ligation
Kwac et al [9]67-year-old male1 yearSurgical ligation
Dehghani et al [2]62-year-old male1 monthConservative
Tatli et al [1]71-year-old female3 weeksConservative (compression)
64-year-old male2 weeksConservative (compression)
55-year-old female1 monthConservative (compression)