One-year findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (DIPRA) study were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society ...

Using a previously “instrumented” radial artery—one that has been used for transradial PCI or invasive angiography—as a bypass graft for cardiac surgery is not associated with poor clinical outcomes ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A clinical trial conducted exclusively in women suggests that an initial strategy of using the radial artery in the arm as the entry point for cardiac catherization or percutaneous ...

ATLANTA, GA (May 19, 2022) – Initial findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (DIPRA) study were presented today as late-breaking ...

ATLANTA -- Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization appeared similarly safe for the hand whether done proximally or distally, the randomized DIPRA trial showed. Overall change in 30-day hand ...

Heart catheterization, a procedure to detect and clear clogged arteries, traditionally involves inserting a plastic tube through a groin incision into the femoral artery. But a new study shows fewer ...

Inserting a catheter through the radial artery in the arm appears to be linked to a lower rate of bleeding complications than the standard route through the groin. The doctor punctures the radial ...

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A new, state-of-the-art lounge area in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides patients who have undergone a radial access heart procedure a comfortable place to recover ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - From heart procedures to treating strokes, more than a million cardiac catheterization procedures are performed each year in the United States. But now, there might be a new ...

Catholic Medical Center’s New England Heart & Vascular Institute (NEHVI) has opened a new service area for cardiac catheterization patients. Patients who use the Cardiac Radial Lounge never need to ...