Coronary artery dimensions in normal Indians.

Background: Diameter of coronary artery is an important predictor of outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions and coronary artery bypass graft surgery. There is very limited data available about coronary artery dimensions in an Indian population.

Aims: To study the normal dimensions of the coronary artery segments in Indians without coronary artery disease by using quantitative coronary angiography and also to compare the dimensions in Indians with Western.

Unusual complication of coronary angiogram: Spinal epidural hematoma.

Coronary angiogram is considered a relatively safe procedure but unusual complications do occur. Such an unusual case was happened post radial artery approach angiogram leading to severe co-morbidity to patient. We are reporting this case of a female patient who developed acute spinal epidural hematoma two hours after coronary angiogram.