Muhammad Furrakh Maqbool, Abdul Wadood Khan, Ahmed Noeman, Muhammad Sajid.
Frequency of complications associated with transulnar approach for coronary angiogarphy.
Pak Heart J Jan ;50(4):209-11.

Objective: To determine the frequency of complications associated with transulnar approach for coronary interventions. Methodology: A single centered, cross sectional, study was conducted from April 2014 to March 2015. Patients undergoing coronary intervention through transulnar approach in Cardiology Department of Punjab Institute of Cardiology were included after fulfilling inclusion criteria. Patients were observed and clinically assessed for peri-procedure complications and their percentages recorded. Result: A total number of 300 patients were studied. About 23.3% showed minor bleeding, 4.3% showed ulnar artery occlusion, 4% showed major bleeding, 2.7% had ulnar nerve injury and hematoma formation was observed in only 1% of patients. Conclusion: The frequency of complications associated with transulnar approach is low during coronary interventions and this approach can be an alternate to transradial approach.

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