RADIAL VERSUS FEMORAL APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSTIC CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY INSTABLE ANGINA-PECTORIS

Authors
LUDMAN PF STEPHENS NG HARCOMBE A LOWE MD SHAPIRO LM SCHOFIELD PM PETCH MC
Citation
Pf. Ludman et al., RADIAL VERSUS FEMORAL APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSTIC CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY INSTABLE ANGINA-PECTORIS, The American journal of cardiology, 79(9), 1997, pp. 1239
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:9<1239:RVFAFD>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We compared coronary angiography of the radial artery using 6Fr cathet ers in 116 patients with that of the femoral artery in 100 case contro ls. We showed that transradial coronary angiography offers a useful al ternative to the femoral route and can be performed without resorting to 5Fr catheters.