title: Successful use of an extra-long hydrophilic-coated sheath in enlarged aorta to overcome extreme tortuosity of right subclavian artery via transradial approach during coronary angiography.
abstract: The transradial approach (TRA) has gained popularity in recent years mainly because of the significantly decreased access-site complications and the greater patient comfort it offers. In this paper, we describe the successful use of an extra-long hydrophilic-coated sheath for coronary angiography via the TRA in the presence of a severely dilated ascending aorta in a patient with severe tortuosity of the right subclavian artery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia, Ospedale degli Infermi, Strada Rivalta 29, Rivoli (TO), Italy. tomascard@interfree.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomassini
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gagnor
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varbella
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome