Left or Right, Transradial Access for All. Martinez CA, Cohen MG. Cardiovascular Division, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. “That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) After Campeau…
Transradial access for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: the next standard of care? Amoroso G, Kiemeneij F. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) has been acknowledged by the most recent European guidelines to be the preferred treatment for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Patients undergoing PPCI are expected to receive a broad spectrum of anticoagulants and antiplatelet…
Randomized Clinical Trial on Short-Time Compression with Kaolin-Filled Pad: A New Strategy to Avoid Early Bleeding and Subacute Radial Artery Occlusion after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Politi L, Aprile A, Paganelli C, Amato A, Zoccai GB, Sgura F, Monopoli D, Rossi R, Modena MG, Sangiorgi GM. Interventional Cardiology, Policlinico Hospital, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,…
Low rate of conversion to transfemoral approach when attempting both radial arteries for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention: a study of 1,826 consecutive procedures. Guedes A, Dangoisse V, Gabriel L, Jamart J, Chenu P, Marchandise B, Schroeder E. AIMS: Despite a proven safety profile, the transradial approach (TRA) for coronary procedures is regarded by…
Reduction in spasm with a long hydrophylic transradial sheath. Caussin C, Gharbi M, Durier C, Ghostine S, Pesenti-Rossi D, Rahal S, Brenot P, Barri M, Durup F, Lancelin B., Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess the efficiency of a long hydrophilic sheath in reducing radial spasm for transradial approach. BACKGROUND:…
Arteria lusoria diagnosed by transradial coronary catheterization. Kai-Hang Yiu, Wing-Sze Chan, Man-Hong Jim, Wing-Hing Chow, Hong Kong, China. A 51-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented with chest pain and was admitted for elective coronary angiogram. Coronary angiogram via radial artery, a 0.035-inch (190-cm) guidewire (Terumo Corp., Tokyo, Japan) could only advance directly to…
Chronic kidney injury in patients after cardiac catheterisation or percutaneous coronary intervention: a comparison of radial and femoral approaches (from the British Columbia Cardiac and Renal Registries). Vuurmans T, Byrne J, Fretz E, Janssen C, Hilton JD, Klinke WP, Djurdjev O, Levin A., Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI)…
Successful recanalization of chronic total occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery by transradial approach. Kim WT, Ahn SG, Lee JW, Sung JK, Lee SH, Yoon J., Korea. It is a challenge to confirm chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) as a cause of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as postprandial epigastric bloating, anorexia, and debilitating weight loss. Endovascular…
Analysis of right radial artery for transradial catheterization by quantitative angiography – anatomical consideration of optimal radial puncture point. Fujii T, Masuda N, Toda E, Shima M, Tamiya S, Ito D, Matsukage T, Ogata N, Morino Y, Tanabe T, Ikari Y. Japan. OBJECTIVES: To determine the optimal radial puncture point, we analyzed the anatomy and…