Ischaemic Heart Disease

Question 1

What are the complications of cardiac angiography?

Answer 1

Vascular - haematoma, false aneurysm, av fistula, AV fistula, mycotic aneurysm, acute occlusion, arterial dissection

Cardiac - arrhythmia, MI, coronary dissection, emboli, myocardial perforation

Contrast - heart failure, arrhythmias, ECG changes, hypotension, allergy, renal impairment