With radial artery (RA) grafts still underutilized in ... the issue of RA graft patency -- stemming from the thick muscular walls on RA grafts -- is thought to stand in the way of greater adoption ...

4. Choose an access method There are 2 methods for gaining access to the radial artery—front wall stick with a micropuncture needle or using an angiocath with a through-and-through technique followed ...

The FDA designated the recall of radial artery and arterial line catheterization kits as class I, the most serious type. Affected kits may cause injury to the vessel wall, vasospasm, embolism or ...

"The radial artery is a good second option for grafting after the internal mammary artery because of its length, diameter, wall thickness and also because of the lack of harvest-site complications ...

In the past decade, the radial artery has frequently been used for coronary bypass surgery despite concern regarding the possibility of graft spasm. Graft patency is a key predictor of long-term ...

Performing angioplasty and angiography through the radial artery of the arm is as effective as the traditional method of entering through the femoral artery of the groin, but has fewer ...

ATLANTA -- Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization appeared similarly safe for the hand whether done proximally or distally, the randomized DIPRA trial showed. Overall change in 30-day ...

Being a minimally invasive coronary heart surgery that involves puncturing the radial artery in the wrist to open blocked or narrowed blood vessels, the procedure is also known as trans-radial ...