Successful transradial intervention via a radial recurrent artery branch from the radioulnar alpha loop using a

Shin-Eui Yoon1, Sangwook Park2, Sung Gyun Ahn2

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon Veterans Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.

Insights

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.