Transradial

Transradial Series

Bypass Graft Angiography From a Transradial Approach

04/04/2016

Monodeep Biswas, MD, Nishith Vayada, MD, Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Scranton, Pennsylvania

This case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.

Monodeep Biswas, MD, Nishith Vayada, ...

For bypass graft angiography, left radial artery (LRA) access has been recommended as a default access site, as the majority of these patients have an in situ left internal mammary artery (IMA) bypass graft.

For bypass graft angiography,...

04/04/2016

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Feasibility and Safety of Radial Artery Re-Puncture in Same-Day PCI for Transferred Patients

03/03/2016

Ahmad Daraghmeh, MD¹, Marc T. Zughaib, BSc, MPH², Navneet Kumar, MD², Modar Alom MD², Marcel E. Zughaib, MD, FACC²

¹Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Kansas Medical Center, Andover, Kansas; ²Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Providence Heart Institute, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, Michigan.

Ahmad Daraghmeh, MD1, Marc T. Zughaib...

We screened two tertiary care hospitals’ National Cardiovascular Data Registry for any patient that was transferred for a same-day PCI procedure from the (satellite) hospital to the catheterization lab at the second hospital over a 3-year...

We screened two tertiary care...

03/03/2016

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Ask the Expert

Enjoying and Teaching the Ins and Outs of Transradial Access

01/07/2016

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI, ThinkRadial Course Director and Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program and Co-Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

Cath Lab Digest talks with Sandeep Na...

Irrespective of the type of patients you are seeing or the acuity of the patients you are generally seeing, radial has an impact. It certainly has had an impact at the University of Chicago.

Irrespective of the type of...

01/07/2016

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CLI Perspectives

ISET and the Exciting Developments in CLI Therapy

12/07/2015

CLI Perspectives is headed by section editor J.A. Mustapha, MD, Metro Health Hospital, Wyoming, Michigan.

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Barry T. Katzen MD, FACR, FACC, FSIR, Founder and Medical Director, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida.

CLI Perspectives is headed by section...

This month, Dr. Mustapha interviews Barry T. Katzen MD, FACR, FACC, FSIR, Founder and Medical Director, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami, Florida.

This month, Dr. Mustapha...

12/07/2015

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Transradial Series

Ultrasound Guidance for Upper Extremity Arterial and Venous Access

12/06/2015

Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Section Chief, Cardiology, Long Beach Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California

Arnold Seto, MD, MPA, Section Chief, ...

In this report, we demonstrate how ultrasound guidance can facilitate an otherwise challenging situation of upper extremity access for right and left heart catheterization.

In this report, we demonstrate...

12/06/2015

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Becoming a Radialist

11/03/2015

Anthony J. Minisi, MD, McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia

Anthony J. Minisi, MD, McGuire VA Med...

I readily acknowledge that my initial reaction to innovation is skepticism. As a result, my response to early reports of performing catheterization through the right radial artery was dismissive.

I readily acknowledge that my...

11/03/2015

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Case Report

Transradial Structural Intervention: Ventricular Septal Defect Closure

11/02/2015

Nha Huynh, DO¹, Ulrich Luft, MD², Kintur Sanghvi, MD¹

Nha Huynh, DO1, Ulrich Luft, MD2, Kin...

Here, we demonstrate that percutaneous closure of a pmVSD using transradial and basilic vein access can be successful, safe, and can avoid the potential risks of bleeding and vascular complications associated with the transfemoral approach.

Here, we demonstrate that...

11/02/2015

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Innovation

What Can Happen When Clinicians and Medical Engineers Get Together?

09/07/2015

Matt Lazenby, Product Development Manager, Adept Medical, and Mark Webster MB ChB, Interventional Cardiologist, Auckland, New Zealand

Matt Lazenby, Product Development Man...

Medical product development and manufacturing companies are always looking for novel, clinician-led product ideas. The ideas described here are all low-tech solutions that improve work flow and address real user needs.

Medical product development and...

09/07/2015

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Transradial Series

“When It Rains, It Pours”: Radial Perforation and Entrapment

08/01/2015

Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, Pennsylvania, The following case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.

Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FS...

The following case is part of a series of transradial-focused reports directed by section editor Dr. Samir Pancholy. This case series is supported by an educational grant from Medtronic.

The following case is part of a...

08/01/2015

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How Should We Approach a Radial Artery Perforation?

07/01/2015

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Florida, Zaheed Tai, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Florida, and Heart of Florida, Davenport, Florida

Orlando Marrero, RCIS, MBA, Tampa, Fl...

Prompt recognition and treatment will often allow completion of the procedure without the need to abandon the access site.

Prompt recognition and treatment...

07/01/2015

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