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Shin-Eui Yoon1, Sangwook Park2, Sung Gyun Ahn2
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon Veterans Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
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Transradial coronary intervention (TRI) is limited by radial artery issues. A novel approach successfully used a sheathless guiding catheter via a radial recurrent artery branch in a patient with coronary artery disease.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Vascular Surgery
- Interventional Cardiology
Background:
- The radial artery is the preferred access site for coronary angiography and intervention.
- Limitations of transradial coronary intervention (TRI) include small radial artery size, spasm, and anatomical variations.
Abstract:
The radial artery is generally the preferred access route in coronary angiography and coronary intervention. However, small size, spasm, and anatomical variations concerning the radial artery are major limitations of transradial coronary intervention (TRI). We describe a successful case involving a patient with coronary artery disease who underwent TRI via a well-developed radial recurrent artery branch from the radioulnar alpha loop using a sheathless guiding catheter.
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