Transradial coronary catheterization and intervention across the whole spectrum of allen test results

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1833-1841

  Valgimigli, Marco ^a   Campo, Gianluca ^b   Penzo, Carlo ^c   Tebaldi, Matteo ^b   Biscaglia, Simone ^b   Ferrari, Roberto ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile di Mirano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allen test; capillary lactate; transradial intervention; ulnopalmar arches

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALLEN TEST; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISCOMFORT; HAND DISEASE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC STRENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TRANSRADIAL CORONARY CATHETERIZATION; ULNAR BLOOD FLOW; ULNAR FRAME COUNT; VASCULAR PATENCY; ABSENCE OF COMPLICATIONS; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SAFETY; THUMB PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; ULNAR FLOW; ULNOPALMAR ARCH;

ALLEN TEST; CAPILLARY LACTATE; TRANSRADIAL INTERVENTION; ULNOPALMAR ARCHES;

AGED; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899804002     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.043     Document Type: Article

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