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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dr. Cindy Grines answers the question: 'Rest After Cardiac Catheterization?' — -- Question: How long should I rest after a cardiac catheterization? Answer: Well, the recovery period after cardiac ...

Vuurmans et al. have reported that, among 69,214 patients who underwent coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention, transradial access was associated with a lower incidence of chronic ...