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 ...

Distal radial artery access for PCI showed no significant change in hand function and similar rates of access-site bleeding and radial artery occlusion at 1 year vs. proximal access, a speaker ...

ATLANTA — Thirty-day hand function did not differ following distal radial artery access compared with proximal radial access PCI, researchers reported.According to the results of the DIPRA trial ...

Radial artery access, which is gaining more and more US converts each year, is performed largely from the right side given the way cath labs are set up. However, in patients requiring a second ...

Hand function was a composite of the QuickDASH questionnaire, hand grip test, and thumb-forefinger pinch test. Secondary endpoints included access feasibility, radial artery patency, and ...

At 1 year, pinch grip z-score was -0.09 in the distal radial artery access group compared with baseline and -0.02 in the proximal radial artery access group (P=0.66).

The radial artery has outperformed the saphenous vein as a conduit for coronary ... "But we've almost exclusively used radial artery from the nondominant hand (which for most people is the left), ...

Only 4% of cases overall were performed through the left radial artery—mostly in patients with a history of CABG, shorter individuals, and those at higher risk due to age and comorbidities—although ...

A nine-month-old infant was diagnosed with a radial artery aneurysm, a rare and dangerous condition. After comprehensive diagnostic tests, a successful surgery was performed to remove the aneurysm.

Two arteries supply blood to your hand. One is the radial artery, and the other is the ulnar artery. A healthy hand needs both arteries open and working. Otherwise, you could get permanent hand ...

Hand me your radial artery to protect your kidney ... cholesterol emboli were detected in 25.5% of patients who died within 6 months of left heart catheterization as compared with 4.3% in a ...