Filling the void: 'She's Got Gaps, I've Got Gaps. Together, We Fill Gaps.' Rocky Balboa (1976)

摘要

Over the past 20 years, the number of peripheral and coronary interventions has more than doubled to -approximately 1.2 million procedures performed annually in the United States [1]. Pseudoaneurysm which is defined as contained rupture with disruption of all three layers of the arterial wall is one of most common vascular complications seen following either cardiac or endovascular procedures. Although the incidence of pseudoaneurysm after diagnostic catheterization is low (0.05-2%), it can be as high as 6% when peripheral or cardiac intervention is performed [2]. This increased rate is thought to be primarily driven by larger sheath sizes and the use of potent antiplatelet and anti-throm-botic agents used during respective interventions.