Transulnar access for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 404-408

  Sattur, Sudhakar ^a   Singh, Maninder ^b   Kaluski, Edo ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Robert Packer Hospital   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

arterial access; Guyton's canal; radial artery; ulnar artery; ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULAR ACCESS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; LONG TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; LONG TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; ULNAR ARTERY;

EID: 84905500490     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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