Feasibility and application of single 5F multipurpose catheter in coronary and peripheral angiography via a transradial approach.

Feasibility and application of single 5F multipurpose catheter in coronary and peripheral angiography via a transradial approach. Fang Y, Yang C, Wang X, Zhou L, Wang H, Zeng C, China. OBJECTIVE: Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease, in which coronary and peripheral angiographies are required to be done at the same time in a large number…

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Incidence, range, and clinical effect of hemoglobin changes within 24 hours after transradial coronary stenting.

Incidence, range, and clinical effect of hemoglobin changes within 24 hours after transradial coronary stenting. Bertrand OF, Larose E, Rodés-Cabau J, Rinfret S, Déry JP, Bagur R, Gleeton O, Nguyen CM, Proulx G, De Larochellière R, Poirier P, Costerousse O, Roy L. Canada. Anemia and major bleeding are independent predictors of outcomes after acute coronary…

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Radial artery thrombosis following transradial coronary angiography: incidence and rationale for treatment of symptomatic patients with low-molecular-weight heparins.

Radial artery thrombosis following transradial coronary angiography: incidence and rationale for treatment of symptomatic patients with low-molecular-weight heparins. Zankl AR, Andrassy M, Volz C, Ivandic B, Krumsdorf U, Katus HA, Blessing E. Germany. BACKGROUND: Transradial access for diagnostic and therapeutic coronary angiography gains more and more popularity because of its advantages over the femoral approach,…

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Decreasing operators’ radiation exposure during coronary procedures: The Transradial Radiation Protection Board.

Decreasing operators’ radiation exposure during coronary procedures: The Transradial Radiation Protection Board. Miles Behan, Peter Haworth, Paul Colley, Michael Brittain, Andrew Hince, Michael Clarke, Azad Ghuran, Mrinal Saha, David Hildick-Smith, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom. AIM: Transradial coronary procedures are associated with decreased vascular access site complications and other benefits…

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Treatment of an iatrogenic subclavian artery dissection.

Treatment of an iatrogenic subclavian artery dissection. Christian Spies, David Fergusson. Subclavian artery dissection is a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. The usual reason for entering this vessel is to access the origin of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) when this has previously been used, or is being considered, as a bypass graft. We…

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Identifying factors that predict the choice and success rate of radial artery catheterisation in contemporary real world cardiology practice : a sub-analysis of the PREVAIL study data.

Identifying factors that predict the choice and success rate of radial artery catheterisation in contemporary real world cardiology practice : a sub-analysis of the PREVAIL study data. Pristipino C, Roncella A, Trani C, Nazzaro MS et al.,San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy. AIMS : To assess: the reasons behind an operator choosing to perform radial…

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Transulnar artery approach for percutaneous coronary intervention: an alternative route in a patient with challenging transfemoral access and hypoplastic radial artery.

Transulnar artery approach for percutaneous coronary intervention: an alternative route in a patient with challenging transfemoral access and hypoplastic radial artery. Chiam PT, Lim VY. Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, 17 Third Hospital Avenue, Mistri Wing. Transradial coronary angiography and intervention has become a popular technique due to reduced local and bleeding complications, easier…

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Adjusted weight anticoagulation for radial approach in elective coronarography: the AWARE coronarography study.

Adjusted weight anticoagulation for radial approach in elective coronarography: the AWARE coronarography study. Schiano P, Barbou F, Chenilleau MC, Louembe J, Monsegu J. Department of cardiology, Val-de-Grâce Military Institute, Paris, France. AIMS: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of an anticoagulation adapted regimen for transradial coronary angiography. METHODS AND RESULTS: We randomly assigned 162 consecutive…

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