Should Technical and Anatomical Difficulties Discourage Operators From Embarking on Transradial Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?

CONCLUSION: Inability to successfully complete invasive procedures via the radial approach is uncommon. Even when encountered, most difficulties can be overcome with the use of vasodilators and hydrophilic wires. These data provide reassurance for would-be radial converts that the learning curve may not be as steep as envisaged. PMID: 30012888 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research