Radial Access: Step by Step
Fig. 4.1 (a) Right arm position prior to draping for right radial access. A-Image receptor. B-Ceiling mounted upper body radiation shield. C-Arm board draped with fitting Lead cover (reusable and…
The Transradial Approach for Bifurcation Lesions
Cath. size Devices Techniques Radial compatibilitya (%) 5F Ballons ≤5 mm No kissing balloon 100 Microcatheter Stents ≤4.5 mm IVUS Rota 1.25 mm 6F All coronary balloons Kissing balloons (compliant…
Transradial Approach for Unprotected Left Main Lesions
Fig. 15.1 Diagram of ATP procedural steps Case 15.1. Transradial LM Stenting in an Obese Patient with STEMI This is a male patient, 31 years old, admitted due to anterior…
Slender PCI via Transradial Approach
Fig. 22.1 Distribution of radial artery diameters of 250 Japanese patients, along with the percentage of males and females eligible for surgery with 6 Fr, 7 Fr, and 8 Fr…
Transradial Peripheral Interventions
Fig. 27.1 The average distance from the left RA at wrist level (L) to the different target arteries 27.4 General Considerations Site of access is selected depending on the target…
0.010-inch Guidewire in Slender Intervention
Manufacturer Guidewire Tip stiffness (g) Coating characteristics Asahi Intecc Decillion FL 0.8 Coil with hydrophilic; Tip 80 mm Decillion HS 1.5 Polymer coated; Tip 120 mm Decillion MD 3.0 Coil…
Transradial Approach for Patients with Prior CABG
Absence of bilateral radial pulsations Dialysis fistulae Known difficult anatomic variations (radial loops, lusoria artery) Need for large-bore guiding catheters (≥7 French) During learning curve 21.3 Diagnostic Coronary Angiography In…
Transradial Intracoronary Spasm Provocation Test
First author Ergonovine Acetylcholine Invasive testing Japanese Circulation society [33] Ergonovine 20–60 ug (LCA, IC) 20–100 ug (LCA, IC) Ergonovine 20–60 ug (RCA, IC) 20–50 ug (RC, IC) Okumura…
Mechanical Circulatory Support in Transradial or Transbrachial Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Fig. 25.1 Illustrating the indications for both transfemoral and transradial arterial approaches for hemodynamic unstable patient. A male patient experienced acute coronary syndrome and unstable hemodynamic condition was identified. Therefore,…
Special Technique and Case Illustrations of CTO Intervention via Transradial Approach
Fig. 19.1 (a) Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of a dominant left Circumflex (LCx) artery (dotted line) with retrograde septal collaterals from the left anterior descending (LAD) artery (white arrow). (b)…
