Radial artery spasm during transradial cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention: Incidence, predisposing factors, prevention, and management

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-195

  Ho, Hee Hwa ^a   Jafary, Fahim Haider ^a   Ong, Paul Jau ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiac catheterization; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Radial artery spasm

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MOLSIDOMINE; MORPHINE; NICORANDIL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENTOLAMINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANXIETY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY SPASM; BOLUS INJECTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; REVIEW; SEDATION; SHEATHLESS HYDROPHILIC GUIDING CATHETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPASM;

EID: 84861661381     PISSN: 15538389     EISSN: 18780938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2011.11.003     Document Type: Review

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