Open AccessDistal transradial access as default approach for coronary angiography and interventions
Author(s) -
Marcos Danillo Peixoto Oliveira,
Ednelson Cunha Navarro,
Ferdinand Kiemeneij
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2019.09.06
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , radial artery , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , percutaneous , coronary angiography , cardiology , psychological intervention , acute coronary syndrome , surgery , artery , psychiatry
Distal transradial access (dTRA) as a refinement of the conventional transradial access has advantages in terms of patient and operator comfort and risk of radial artery (RA) occlusion. RA preservation with this new technique could be a relevant issue in patients requiring its future use. In turn, one relevant drawback is the more challenging puncture of a smaller artery. In order to evaluate the real world feasibility and safety of both right (rdTRA) and left (ldTRA) distal transradial access as default access site for routine coronary angiography (CAG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), this prospective observational registry was conducted.