Radial access

Clinical Images

A Spitting-Cobra-Like Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula in a Patient With Angina

08/01/2022

A 78-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and asthma was referred to her cardiologist for chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. An electrocardiogram showed biphasic T waves in precordial leads (V1-3). Left and right...

A 78-year-old woman with a...

08/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Radial Versus Femoral Access in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

05/01/2022

Charanjit S. Rihal , MD, MBA, FSCAI;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Mohammed A. Al-Hijji , MD;

Mackram F. Eleid , MD;

Mohammed Al-Khouli , MD;

Salman Farhat , MBBS;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Keniel Pierre , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Nahyr S. Lugo-Fagundo , MD;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Gharacholou , MD;

Mayra Guerrero , MD;

Peter M. Pollak , MD;

David R. Holmes Jr., MD;

Mandeep Singh Randhawa , MD;

This study included consecutive patients who underwent PCI within 30 days before TAVR at Mayo Clinic. Vascular access was left to the discretion of the operator. Baseline demographics, procedural data, PCI outcomes, and subsequent...

This study included consecutive...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Use of a Novel Catheter, the MOT-C, for Selective Angiography of the Internal Mammary Artery From Ipsilateral Radial Access

05/01/2022

Steffne Kunnirickal , MD;

Steven Pfau , MD;

Edward Moran , RT(R);

Samit Shah , MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI;

We describe a novel catheter, the MOT-C (Merit Medical Systems), for selective diagnostic angiography of the internal mammary artery from radial access.

We describe a novel catheter,...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Practice Patterns in the Interventional Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Global Survey

01/03/2022

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Yiannis S. Chatzizisis , MD, PhD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Brian A. Bergmark , MD;

Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

The study aim was to assess current procedural strategies and perceptions for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involving bifurcations.

The study aim was to assess...

01/03/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Video

All Providers Must Understand Benefits and Risks of Transradial Access

07/19/2021

July 2021 Video Commentary from Editor-in-Chief Craig Walker, MD.

July 2021 Video Commentary from...

07/19/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Small-Size vs Large-Size Burr for Rotational Atherectomy

05/28/2019

Zeev Israeli , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Shahar Lavi , MD, PhD;

Yaniv Levi , MD;

Amir Solomonica , MD, MPH;

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of performing rotational atherectomy using smaller burrs and subsequently smaller-sheath size catheters.

The aim of this study was to...

05/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

A Comparison of Image Quality Using Radial vs Femoral Approaches in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Coronary Angiography

08/15/2018

Wallace W.K. Chow , MD;

Rong Bing , MD;

Juliana Kanawati , MD;

Jerrett Lau , MD;

Javed Sheriff , MD;

Mario D'Souza , MD, PhD;

David Brieger , MD, MBBS, PhD, FRACP;

This study aims to compare image quality and diagnostic value in radial vs femoral access in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography.

This study aims to compare image...

08/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Indications, Technical Aspects, and Clinical Outcomes

11/29/2017

Marco Spaziano , MD;

Fadi J. Sawaya , MD;

Thierry Lefèvre , MD;

In this review, we describe indications and contraindications to alcohol septal ablation, along with technical considerations related to the procedure.

In this review, we describe...

11/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Radial Access, Guided Femoral Access, and Non-Guided Femoral Access Among Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

10/15/2017

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Linda M. Koshy , MD;

Sanjit S. Jolly , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Laura H. Aberle , BSPH;

Connie N. Hess , MD, MHS;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ernest Mazzaferri Jr., MD;

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Alice Jacobs , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

This study was conducted to determine the association between radial access, guided femoral access, and non-guided femoral access on postprocedural bleeding and vascular complications after percutaneous coronary intervention.

This study was conducted to...

10/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Feasibility and Safety of Right and Left Heart Catheterization Via an Antecubital Fossa Vein and the Radial Artery in Patients With Heart Failure

06/15/2017

Giampaolo Niccoli , MD, PhD;

Carlo Trani , MD;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

Cristina Aurigemma , MD, PhD;

Filippo Crea , MD;

Aureliano Ruggio , MD;

Josip A. Borovac , MD, PhD;

Massimo Massetti , MD;

Antonio Maria Leone , MD, PhD;

Domenico D'Amario , MD, PhD;

To determine the feasibility and safety of full arm-arm catheterization access, we aimed to compare this approach with other established catheterization approaches.

To determine the feasibility and...

06/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology