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Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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Upper Limb Ischemia Following Accidental Intraarterial Heroin Injection: A Case Report

Angela M. R. Ferrante

Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Istituto di Patologia Chirugica, Rome, Italy

Gregorio Cina

Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Istituto di Patologia Chirugica, Rome, Italy

Acute ischemia of the upper limb is a complication of intravenous drug abuse due to accidental puncture of the arterial tree. The authors report a suc cessfully treated case of hand ischemia in a heroin addict. Anticoagulant and fibrinolytic therapy appeared to be effective treatment of this type of arterial thrombosis.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 24, No. 7, 519-523 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/153857449002400713
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