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Treatment and Management of Upper Extremity Dysfunction Following Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Elena S CheungEva M ZwaanTon A R SchreudersMarcel J M KofflardJ Henk CoertMarco AlingsAlexander J J IJsselmuidenCarlo A J Holtzer
Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)
The occurrence of complications in the upper extremity after a TR-PCI is small. Despite medical treatment, symptoms persisted in 4% of all patients treated with TR-PCI. Possible explanations for the persisting symptoms are exacerbation of latent osteoarthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome by trauma-induced edema. Awareness of TR-PCI-induced complications among all specialists is essential to optimize patient care.
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