Failure of transradial approach during coronary interventions: Anatomic considerations

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 870-878

  Valsecchi, Orazio ^a   Vassileva, Angelina ^a   Musumeci, Giuseppe ^a   Rossini, Roberta ^a   Tespili, Maurizio ^a   Guagliumi, Giulio ^a   Mihalcsik, Laurian ^a   Gavazzi, Antonello ^a   Ferrazzi, Paolo ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Radial anatomy; Transradial approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33744817611     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20732     Document Type: Article

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