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. 2017 Oct 27;8(5):246–253. doi: 10.14740/cr596w

Table 1. Predictors of Iatrogenic Vascular Complications Reported in the Literature, Divided in Potentially Modifiable Versus Non-Modifiable Factors.

Potentially modifiable Non-modifiabe
High femoral artery puncture Diffuse vascular calcifications
Larger sheath size Increased vascular tortuousity
Excessive guidewire manipulation High grade iliac stenosis
Manual inflation (pressure and time) Female gender
Oversized balloon Older age
Procedure time Low body surface area (BSA)
Anticoagulation or thrombolytics Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Hypertension during procedure Diabetes mellitus (DM)
Patient agitation and movement Prior stroke
Long-term steroid therapy Connective tissue disease (e.g. Ehlers Danlos)