Author(s):
Kully Sandhu,
Rob Butler,
James Nolan
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3 years ago
Percutaneous revascularisation has become the cornerstone of ischaemic heart disease management.1,2 Historically, coronary angiography and intervention was predominantly performed via the common femoral artery.3 However, this procedure has an associated 1.5–9.0 % risk of complications, most of which are related to bleeding at the femoral access site.4 Despite a significant reduction in the…
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Author(s):
Lieuwe H Piers,
Maarten A Vink,
Giovanni Amoroso
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3 years ago
The transradial approach (TRA) was introduced for the first time in 1989.1 Used at first by Campeau for coronary angiography, the TRA was later applied by Kiemeneij et al. for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).2 The radial artery has proven to be a challenging but safe route towards the coronary arteries. According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines, the radial artery…
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Author(s):
Sasko Kedev
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3 years ago
An invasive strategy including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and in high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS).1,2 The femoral approach (TFA) is the preferred and most widely used percutaneous access site in most cardiac catheterisation laboratories…
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Author(s):
Giovanni Amoroso
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3 years ago
The increased incidence of coronary artery disease, as well as the advances in device technology and improved potentialities of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), have resulted in a dramatic rise in the number of invasive coronary procedures (both diagnostic catheterisations and PCIs).1 These procedures normally used the transfemoral access, which involves the insertion of a catheter…
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