Novel Study Finds Using Radial Versus Femoral Access During Cardiac Catheterization May Have Benefits in Women Results of the SAFE PCI Trial Presented at TCT 2013 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 29, 2013 ...

Radial artery access also requires less time in the hospital than the femoral approach, and that ends up costing less. Dr. Fisher said that for stent procedures, which involve moderate sedation as ...

For the REVERE trial, Dr. Pancholy and colleagues randomized 1,493 patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization at a single tertiary care center in India between August 2012 and November ...

The most common reason for choosing a priori to obtain access via the femoral artery is failure to demonstrate adequate collateral perfusion in the hand. This is best determined using the modified ...

Source Reference: Roberts WC, Schussler JM "Frequency of plaque dislodgement and embolization in transradial vs transfemoral approaches for left-sided cardic catheterization: clinically silent vs ...

One study showed that transradial cardiac catheterization, including diagnostic angiograms and coronary interventions, was comparable to the femoral approach when performed by operators in ...

Surgeons now routinely perform various procedures through this method, including: Cardiac catheterization for diagnosing heart conditions Angioplasty to clear blocked arteries Valve replacements ...