Radial Artery

Anticoagulation with low-molecular-weight heparin vs. no treatment for radial artery occlusion.

Nephrologists have several options when it comes to new vascular access devices and technologies, according to a presentation at the Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium.

Hand function after distal radial artery access vs. proximal artery access in cardiac catheterization.

Assessing rate of forearm radial artery occlusion with distal radial vs. conventional transradial access.

ATLANTA — In this Healio exclusive, the new president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions provided a video commentary on the DIPRA trial presented at the SCAI Scientific Sessions.

ATLANTA — Thirty-day hand function did not differ following distal radial artery access compared with proximal radial access PCI, researchers reported.

The rate of forearm radial artery occlusion was “extremely low” after conventional transradial and distal radial access, whereas distal access was associated with higher crossover rate but a shorter hemostasis time, researchers reported.

Compared with the conventional transradial strategy for PCI, the distal transradial approach lowered the rate of forearm radial artery occlusion and shortened hemostasis time, according to new data.

Among patients undergoing CABG, the no-touch technique for vein harvesting reduced risk for vein graft occlusion and improved patient prognosis compared with the conventional harvesting technique, according to new research in Circulation.

The use of radial artery grafts for CABG was linked to lower risk for CV outcomes and improved survival compared with the use of saphenous vein grafts, according to 10-year follow-up data from the Radial Artery Database International Alliance presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.