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. 2010 Nov 8;2(1):130-2.
doi: 10.1136/ha.2009.001222. eCollection 2010.

A rare complication of percutaneous coronary artery intervention

Wai Sun Choo, Badusha Abdul Kareem Barakath, Boon Keat Tan, Omar Ismail

A rare complication of percutaneous coronary artery intervention

Wai Sun Choo et al. Heart Asia. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Angiography; contrast media; coronary angiography; cortical blindness.

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Competing interests: None.

Figures

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Figure 1
Non-contrast CT brain revealed hyperdensity along the interhemipheric fissure, extending along the tentorium, suggestive of subarachnoid haemorrhages.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Normal MRI brain in contrast to CT brain findings in the same patient.
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