NEW ORLEANS, LA—In the largest randomized trial to compare transradial and transfemoral access, researchers demonstrated that while the 2 approaches show similar overall safety and effectiveness, the ...

Clinical trial supports radial artery access as preferable to femoral artery for angioplasty in patients with ST elevation acute coronary syndrome San Francisco, CA --Results of a randomized clinical ...

Although using the radial artery as the access point for angioplasty has been linked to reduced bleeding compared to use of the femoral artery, only a small number of high-risk heart attack patients ...

Initial technical success of the primary intraoperative balloon angioplasty and stenting was 100%. No major procedure-related complications were recorded. The mean operative time was 200 minutes ...

Researchers have found accessing blocked arteries through the forearm compared to groin led to fewer vascular complications and similar success rates for angioplasty. In the future you may hear the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — In a session focused on lower-extremity intervention in superficial femoral artery and popliteal ...

A few weeks ago, a 63-year-old Farmington man was brought to the University of Connecticut Health Center after suffering a heart attack. Identifying a clogged coronary artery, Dr. Michael Azrin, ...

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 ...

Jan. 21 -- TUESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The best way of accessing and treating ailing hearts with angioplasty may be through the wrist, a U.S. study finds. The catheterization technique ...