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