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The arm has it: Adventures in right heart and radial approaches
Author(s) -
Heuser Richard R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27012
Subject(s) - medicine , adventure , right heart , cardiology , artificial intelligence , computer science
Key Points The radial approach reduces complications by 80%, compared to the femoral approach. A right heart cath via the right arm results in less radiation and more rapid ambulation in this retrospective analysis. Patient preference would be earlier discharge if possible.