[Assessment of causality in fatal incidents in relation to coronary angiography]

Z Gesamte Inn Med. 1988 Aug 15;43(16):457-60.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Among 2,353 coronary angiographies (from 1.10.1984 until 30.9.1987) four lethal cases were seen. In two cases there was evidence for a causal relationship between coronary angiography and the lethal outcome (0.9%). Possible mechanisms of death are discussed. The clinical course and the time sequence between coronary angiography and the death are considered to be important criteria of a causal relationship.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cause of Death*
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Death, Sudden / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / pathology
  • Risk Factors
  • Subtraction Technique