Performing angioplasty and angiography through the radial artery of the arm is as effective as the traditional method of entering through the femoral artery of the groin, but has fewer ...

Spontaneous coronary-artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as an important cause of myocardial infarction in young persons. SCAD occurs primarily in women, and the prevalence of cardiovascular risk ...

The authors conclude: "In patients with ACS undergoing coronary angiography, radial access did not reduce the primary outcome of death, myocardial infarction, stroke or, non-coronary artery bypass ...

New data from an international survey indicate significant variation in techniques and practices of transfemoral access for coronary angiography and PCI. Of the 987 operators from 88 countries who ...

Vascular. 2007;15(6):376-383. To obtain high-quality images, it is important to have specialized coils overlying the patients to ensure a high signal to noise ratio. [3] Initially, a noncontrast ...

In addition, patients who underwent culprit lesion PCI before CAG had a lower rate of crossover from a radial to femoral approach (5.6% vs 14.9%, P=0.04) and higher mean arterial pressure at the ...