If you are experiencing chest pain, your doctor may recommend a cardiac catheterization (also known as a coronary angiogram) to get images of your heart and learn the cause. Cardiac catheterizations ...

One-year findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (DIPRA) study were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society ...

ATLANTA, GA (May 19, 2022) – Initial findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (DIPRA) study were presented today as late-breaking ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A clinical trial conducted exclusively in women suggests that an initial strategy of using the radial artery in the arm as the entry point for cardiac catherization or percutaneous ...

BANGKOK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cardiac Catheterization through the wrist (radial artery): an easy and faster way to recovery. A new technique for patients who are afraid of Cardiac Catheterization through ...

A new meta-analysis supports using the ulnar artery as an alternative to the radial artery during coronary catheterization but also highlights the steep learning curve associated with this approach.

PHOENIX -- Introducing the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) catheter through the anatomical snuffbox on the wrist remained as safe at 1 year for hand function as the usual radial access route, ...

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 hand ...

Inserting a catheter through the radial artery in the arm appears to be linked to a lower rate of bleeding complications than the standard route through the groin. The doctor punctures the radial ...

Diagnostic cardiac catheterization performed via the radial route increases patient radiation exposure by almost one-fourth compared to femoral access, according to a large single-center study ...

Catholic Medical Center’s New England Heart & Vascular Institute (NEHVI) has opened a new service area for cardiac catheterization patients. Patients who use the Cardiac Radial Lounge never need to ...