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Incidence and predictors of radial artery occlusion after transradial coronary angioplasty: Doppler-guided follow-up study.

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2015

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Naveen Garg, Bevunahalli Kantharaj Madan, Roopali Khanna, Archana Sinha, Aditya Kapoor, Satendra Tewari, Sudeep Kumar, Pravin K. Goel
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Abstract

Asymptomatic RAO occurs in about 15% of patients after TRA. Spontaneous recanalization occurs in about one-fourth of these patients. Preprocedure radial artery inner diameter ≤2.5 mm and peak systolic velocity are the independent predictors of RAO.