Delayed Pseudoaneurysm after PCI Treated by Ultrasound-Guided Manual Radial Artery Compression: A Case Report

Abstract

Although uncommon, radial artery access site complications are likely to become more frequent with the increased adoption of transradial cardiac catheterization, the incidence of radial artery pseudoaneurysm (PSA) has also increased. The treatments for radial artery PSA include ultrasound-guided radial artery compression, ultrasound-guided percutaneous thrombin injection, and surgical repair. This report is about a delayed radial artery PSA patient after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), treated by manual radial artery compression under the real-time monitoring of color Doppler ultrasound (CDU); the effect was significant.