Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions · 2001 · 116 citations · 19 references
The transradial approach (TRA) has been used for diagnostic and interventional cardiology. It has not previously been determined how many times the same radial artery can be cannulated without complications. A total of 812 patients (502 men and 310 women) underwent angiography or angioplasty via the TRA between 1997 and 1999 at our institution with a total of 1,438 procedures. Sheaths were 5 (55%) or 6 Fr (45%). Dropout rates of 3.5% and 7.9% were found at the second TRA attempt in the men and the women, respectively. Of the 62 TRA failures, 56 (90%) were due to narrowing or occlusion of the radial artery after the previous TRA procedure. A third TRA procedure was possible in 90% of the men and 80% of the women. A fifth TRA procedure was possible in 70% of the men and 50% of the women. The dropout rates for TRA increased as successive punctures were performed. This was primarily due to vessel narrowing and occlusion occurring as a function of multiple punctures.
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Ferdinand Kiemeneij, Gert Jan Laarman, D. A. M. Odekerken et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1997 · 950 citations
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Cardiovascular Disease, Femoral Approaches +11
On the Safety of Radial Artery Cannulation
Stephen Slogoff, Arthur S. Keats, Carolee Arlund · Anesthesiology · 1983 · 356 citations · Full text
Heart Failure, Radial Artery Flow, Endovascular Technique +16
Incidence and outcome of radial artery occlusion following transradial artery coronary angioplasty
Pieter R. Stella, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, Gerrit J. Laarman et al. · Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis · 1997 · 353 citations · Full text
Endovascular Technique, Surgery, Coronary Artery Disease +16