Previous small trials have been unable to establish a clinical advantage between coronary angiography via the femoral artery in the groin or the radial artery in the wrist, and there remains ...

For the first time, ESC Guidelines published today give the highest degree of recommendation for the radial approach over the femoral one for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary ...

New data from an international survey indicate significant variation in techniques and practices of transfemoral access for coronary angiography and PCI. Of the 987 operators from 88 countries who ...

Performing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary angiography via the radial approach does not impart any excess radiation to patients beyond what occurs during femoral access. The ...

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 ...

Hackensack University Medical Center, a part of Hackensack Meridian Health, became one of the first hospitals in the country to perform a new test for patients at risk of a heart attack or ...