New long-term data from the CSP 474 trial offers a challenge to some of the conventional wisdom around graft choice in CABG surgery and may further the debate over recent guideline recommendations.

The longest postoperative follow-up thus far of radial artery grafts in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery speaks to the long-term safety of this oft-overlooked conduit ...

(UPDATED) For patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography, manual and mechanical compression of the puncture site result in similar rates of radial artery occlusion, although the time ...

The radial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces vascular access site complications when compared with the femoral approach and results in similar success rates. These findings ...

Patients undergoing heart bypass surgery lived longer and had better outcomes when surgeons used a segment of an artery from their arm, called the radial artery, instead of a vein from their leg, ...

The DIPRA study compared distal and proximal radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and found comparable efficacy and a lower risk of occlusion One-year follow-up results showed promising ...

Cardiac catheterization begins with arterial access and ends with access-site closure, both of which are fundamental to the safe performance of diagnostic and interventional procedures The preferred ...

A 35-year-old woman recently presented with bilateral hand and finger pain with color changes. Initial diagnosis was Raynaud's disease. The condition worsened, and angiography revealed bilateral ...

The primary outcome of their study, graft occlusion, does not take into account severely diseased grafts. If this outcome were included, there would be no difference between the two types of graft.

Also called a modified Allen test, this is a simple way to measure how well blood flows in your hand. Your doctor may need to check your circulation before they operate on your wrist or a spot nearby, ...

An Indian-American doctor has invented a device to help prevent complications connected with a type of surgery used to treat heart disease. Pennsylvania-based Dr. Samir Pancholy developed the device, ...