Using the radial artery for coronary angiography and interventional procedures impairs endothelial function for several months after the procedure, and this may contribute to reduced patency rates of ...

MUNICH — The early benefits of using transradial rather than transfemoral access during invasive treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome persist at 1 year, final results of the MATRIX trial ...

Administration of systemic heparin before transradial catheterization for coronary angiography may not be necessary in all patients. Preventing radial artery occlusion may be possible with provisional ...

LOS ANGELES — The safety advantage that has already coaxed U.S. interventional cardiologists to switch many of their routine catheterizations from femoral-artery entry in the groin to a radial-artery ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Radial artery access has become the dominant approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with real-world practice supporting the safety benefits of this strategy, ...

Researchers evaluated the safety and efficacy of transradial vs transfemoral access in patients with CKD undergoing PCI. Among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing percutaneous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transradial access is the most common approach for PCI in much of the world, though in the United States, ...