Transradial Access for Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty: A Novel Approach

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 563-569

  Lim, V Y T ^a,b   Chan, Charles N S ^a,c   Kwok, V ^a,c   Mak, K H ^a   Koh, T H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Cardiovascular Laboratory   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allen's test; Coronary angiography; Coronary angioplasty; Transradial angiography; Transradial intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PUNCTURE; RADIAL ARTERY; SAFETY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642430632     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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