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Radial artery spasm: reviews and updates
Muhammad Zubair Khan1, Krunalkumar Patel2, Sona Franklin2
1Department of Internal Medicine, St Mary Medical Center, 1201 Langhorne-Newtown Rd, Langhorne, PA, 19047, USA. Muhammad.zubairkhan@stmaryhealthcare.org.
Abstract:
Elective and emergent coronary interventions via transradial access (TRA) are been used increasingly as they carry a reduced risk of complications. Percutaneous coronary intervention via TRA may lead to radial artery spasms (RAS) that may result in prolonged procedure time, cross-over of access site, and other complications. This review article discusses the recent definitions, incidences, pathophysiology, predictive score calculator, efficacy, the safety of the radial cocktails, and treatment of the RAS.
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