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. 2016 Jan;18(1):2.
doi: 10.1007/s11936-015-0429-3.

Radial Interventions: Present and Future Indications

Konstantinos V Voudris  1 , Panagiota Georgiadou  2 , Konstantinos Charitakis  3 , Konstantinos Marmagkiolis  4   5
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Radial Interventions: Present and Future Indications

Konstantinos V Voudris et al. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Since its first introduction, radial access for diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures has progressively evolved with advances in understanding, capabilities, and ease of operation. Numerous studies have demonstrated its safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness. Overall, radial catheterization is a valid alternative to the femoral approach with additional benefits of shorter length of hospital stay and reduced patient costs when performed by experienced interventionists. Moreover, with reduced rates of access site complications and enhanced patient satisfaction, the transradial approach has emerged as the preferred vascular access route for most coronary interventions, even in cases of acute myocardial infarction.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery disease; Radial catheterization.

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