SUPERFICIALITY OF FEMORAL-ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM AS A RISK FACTOR FOR RUPTURE

Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm is a well-recognized complication of cardiac catheterization, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and other invasive vascular procedures.1,2 Femoral artery pseudoaneurysms may be associated with many secondary complications including infection, distal embolization and, most often, hemorrhage. The reported risk factors for pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage or rupture are large size and anticoagulation. In this report we review 3 cases that suggest superficiality as an addition risk factor for pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage. © 1992.