Complications of cardiovascular radiology

Summary A total of 2.987 cardiovascular radiographic procedures have been performed at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston between May 1965 and May 1969. The over-all rate of serious complications was 0.33 per cent. The 1,204 procedures (380 translumbar aortograms and 824 retrograde femoral catheter studies) are analyzed with respect to ten major complications and their surgical management.