Key result
Cardiac catheterization carries risk of occipital infarction presenting as post-procedural visual disturbance.
Why the study?
Transient visual disturbance following cardiac catheterization has been regarded as a benign and transient complication, but serious complications like occipital infarction may occur.
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Population
Two patients with occipital infarction after cardiac catheterization
Design
Case report
Transient visual symptoms after catheterization may signal occipital infarction; case reports leave open true incidence and need for imaging.
Transient visual disturbance following cardiac catheterization has been regarded as a benign and transient complication. We describe two cases of computed-tomography-documented occipital infarction after cardiac catheterization that emphasize a complication more serious than previously thought.
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Oliva et al. (1988) studied this question. Cardiac catheterization was followed by CT-documented occipital infarction in two cases, emphasizing that post-procedural visual disturbances can be a serious complication.
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