Monthly Archives: October 2020

Transradial measurement of transvalvular pressure gradient in the setting of mechanical aortic and mitral valve prostheses using a coronary fractional flow reserve guidewire Vales L, Cherukuri S, Kwan T from USA. Abstract Accurate measurement of transvalvular pressure gradients is essential to comprehensively evaluate whether mechanical prosthetic valves are functioning normally. Direct measurements can be technically…

Vascular complications and access crossover in 10,676 transradial percutaneous coronary procedures Burzotta F, Trani C, Mazzari MA, et al. BACKGROUND: Randomized trials have shown that transradial approach, compared with transfemoral, reduces vascular complications (VCs) of coronary procedures in selected patients. Yet, radial approach is associated to a variety of access-site VC as well as to…

Is it possible to do an angiography via radial artery without vasospasm? A. Goldsmit, C. Sztejfman, F. Chiminela, et al. from Argentina & US. Aims: We sought to evaluate Nalbufine Chloridrate (NC) safety and efficacy in preventing vasospasm during coronary angiography (CA), elective carotid angiography (ECA) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) via the radial artery. Methods…

Left Radial versus Right Radial Approach for Coronary Artery Catheterization :A Prospective Comparison. Dominici M, Diletti R, Milici C, et al. Background: Despite several advantages of the transradial over the transfemoral approach, the use of transradial access for coronary interventions in daily practice is still low. Major limitations are the technical and anatomical issues related…

Vascular complications and access crossover in 10,676 transradial percutaneous coronary procedures. Burzotta F, Trani C, Mazzari MA, et al. BACKGROUND:Randomized trials have shown that transradial approach, compared with transfemoral, reduces vascular complications (VCs) of coronary procedures in selected patients. Yet, radial approach is associated to a variety of access-site VC as well as to a…

Proceedings of TRICO 2011 from the desk of Tejas Patel Friends, TRICO 2011, the Seventh International Transradial Intervention Course was held on October 15th and 16th, 2011. We started preparing for it from beginning of February 2011 onwards. Hotel bookings were done by the end of March 2011. We decided to do the live cases…

Arteriovenous fistula of the wrist after transradial coronary intervention. Heart Lung. 2011 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print] Yang JH, Gwon HC, Park JE et al. South Korea. Abstract The transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common route, but is associated with a few local complications. Access site complications, such as hematoma,…

Initial experience with transradial access for carotid artery stenting. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 Aug; 45(6):499-503. Mendiz OA, Sampaolesi AH, Londero HF et al. Argentina. Abstract We report our experience using transradial access (TRA) for carotid artery stenting (CAS). Eighty-eight patients underwent CAS using a non femoral approach, 79 of them by TRA. Carotid artery stenting…

Routine use of the transradial approach in primary percutaneous coronary intervention: procedural aspects and outcomes in 2209 patients treated in a single high-volume centre. Vink MA, Amoroso G, Dirksen MT et al. The Netherlands. Heart. 2011 Aug 31. [Epub ahead of print] Vink MA, Amoroso G, Dirksen MT et al. The Netherlands.   Abstract Objective:…