Prevalence and predictors of difficult vascular anatomy in forearm artery access for coronary angiography and PCI

Abstract Transradial access has established as preferred access for cardiac catheterization. Difficult vascular anatomy (DVA) is a noticeable threat to procedural success. We retrospectively analyzed 1397 consecutive cardiac catheterizations to estimate prevalence and identify predictors of DVA. In...

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Main Authors: Tobias Roeschl, Anas M. Jano, Franziska Fochler, Mona M. Grewe, Marlis Wacker, Kirstin Meier, Christian Schmidt, Lars Maier, Peter H. Grewe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17435-1