title: Endothelial function: The canary in the artery.
abstract: Vascular dysfunction at the level of the brachial artery after transradial cardiac catheterization appears transient and resolves within a week Chemo-toxicity from procedural cocktails in addition to catheter-mediated barotrauma directly to the brachial artery or indirectly from radial trauma may play a role in its etiology. Further work is needed to better define the causes of vascular damage from the transradial procedures to develop safer techniques for the future.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Penn State University, Heart & Vascular Institute, MS Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ian C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
mesh_terms: D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery; D014664:Vasodilation