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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Distal radial access is not superior to conventional radial access with regard to radial artery occlusion (RAO) but is a valid alternative for use in percutaneous procedures, according to results of ...

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 ...

Coronary artery spasms temporarily tighten the arteries that wrap around your heart. Your coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to your entire heart muscle. The artery walls ...

There is a link between coronary artery spasms and anxiety. Psychological factors, such as anxiety and depression, may cause physical changes to the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Around 40% ...