title: Direct coronary stenting by transradial approach: rationale and technical issues.
abstract: Direct stent implantation using radial approach represents to date the less invasive, less traumatic strategy to perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, rendering its adoption an attraction for many interventional cardiologists. A growing series of reports suggests the feasibility of transradial direct stenting in a variety of clinical situations. Here we discuss the main advantages of the adoption of this technique. Moreover, a detailed analysis of the technical issues specifically related with each phase of transradial direct stenting procedures is reported.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. f.burzotta@eudoramail.com
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burzotta
authors.forename: Martial
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamon
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trani
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kiemeneij
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017534:Radial Artery; D015607:Stents