Troubleshooting in transradial intervention.
The transradial approach to coronary intervention has been shown to have a lower rate of complication than transfemoral access. Nevertheless complications can still occur and in this article we focus on how to avoid and manage these problems.
Spence
Mark S
MS
Victoria Heart Institute Foundation and Department of Cardiology, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. markspence1@yahoo.co.uk
Byrne
Jonathan
J
Hilton
David
D
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery