Transient Cortical Blindness Following Coronary Angiography

Transient cortical blindness (TCB) is an uncommon complication following coronary angiography. This report describes a case of TCB after coronary angiography in a patient admitted for acute myocardial infarction. The patient’s vision recovered completely within 16 h, and cardiac magnetic resonance i...

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Autores principales: Fernandes, Sara I.L., Carvalho, Rita J.R., Santos, Luís M.G., Sá, Fernando M.P.M., Antunes, José A.S., Mendes, Ana S.L., Correia, Joana S., Saraiva, Maria F.A., Martins, Hélia A.F., Morais, João C.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8301523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.06.014
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Sumario:Transient cortical blindness (TCB) is an uncommon complication following coronary angiography. This report describes a case of TCB after coronary angiography in a patient admitted for acute myocardial infarction. The patient’s vision recovered completely within 16 h, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging performed 2 months later revealed no significant abnormalities. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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