Tag Archives: radial artery
November 2024 Br J Cardiol 2024;31:139–43 doi:10.5837/bjc.2024.047
Devising and delivering the UK’s first nurse-led cardiac catheter laboratory radial access programme
Dorota Wojcik, Rithik Mohan Singh Sindhi, Mahmood Ahmad, Tim Lockie, Roby Rakhit, John Gerry Coghlan
Introduction While undertaking percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at a tertiary-care cardiology suite, radial artery access (RAA) has demonstrated the advantage of reduced bleeding-related complications as compared with the traditional femoral artery access.1 The utilisation of RAA has significantly increased, with a majority of UK hospitals adopting this approach as the preferred method. The National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (NICOR) national dataset reported that in 2015, up to 80.5% of cases were undertaken via the RAA route, which was a significant rise from 2004 (10.2%).2 Compared with femoral angiography, rad
November 2016 Br J Cardiol 2016;23:155–8 doi:10.5837/bjc.2016.040
Risk factors for femoral arterial complications and management
Shabnam Rashid, Stephanie Hughes
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January 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:12
Correspondence
BJCardio editorial team
Dear Sirs We read with interest the recently published article and subsequent letters concerning the radial artery as a preferred access site for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1 We think this debate should also include our cardiothoracic surgical colleagues. Although the radial artery has been used as a coronary artery bypass conduit for over 30 years,2 the initial results were disappointing due to problems with spasm and intimal hyperplasia and the technique was soon abandoned. With the availability of antispasmodic drugs and improved surgical techniques, the radial artery has once again become a popular conduit for coronary bypa
July 2004 Br J Cardiol (Acute Interv Cardiol) 2004;11:AIC 35–AIC 37
Follow-on angioplasty via the radial artery – a personal view
Nicholas MK Robinson
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March 2002 Br J Cardiol 2002;9:
Downsizing – using 5 French catheters via the radial artery
James M Cotton
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March 2002 Br J Cardiol 2002;9:
PCI via the radial artery: what is the learning curve?
Michael S Norell, Angela Hoye
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