Routine administration of sedation and opioid analgesia at the beginning of transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces the incidence of radial spasm, improving procedure-related ...

Among experienced operators, prophylactic nitroglycerin did not prevent radial artery spasm during transradial access compared with placebo, though it was associated with fewer incidences among ...

Using a 4-Fr instead of a 6-Fr guiding catheter reduces the incidence of access-site-related complications in patients undergoing transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to ...

PARIS -- For coronary procedures, conventional radial access held up against a newer technique developed to reduce radial artery occlusion (RAO), according to the DISCO RADIAL investigators. They ...

ATLANTA -- Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization appeared similarly safe for the hand whether done proximally or distally, the randomized DIPRA trial showed. Overall change in 30-day hand ...

Las Vegas, NV - Provided operators have the training and experience, there's no reason STEMI patients can't be treated via a transradial approach, and there may even be advantages to doing so, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with the conventional transradial strategy for PCI, the distal transradial approach lowered the rate of ...

Despite the introduction of medications to prevent blocking and spasm, long-term graft patency of the radial artery as a bypass conduit has been questioned. Here, Desai and colleagues compare the ...

In patients with peripheral artery disease, radial artery access is safe and feasible for peripheral vascular intervention. Radial artery access is safe and feasible for peripheral vascular ...