Interventional cardiology has witnessed a rapid and constant evolution in both techniques and device technology since its start in the 1980s.
Radial Access
This channel includes news, techniques and new technology innovations for radial access, also called transradial access or radial artery access. This concerns the location of introducer sheaths and vascular access for interventional procedures. Radial access is supported to result in fewer complications compared to femoral access.
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The father of transradial artery access, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, M.D., Ph.D., interventional cardiologist, The Netherlands, explains how and why he first implemented the use of radial access and...
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Bernadette Speiser, BSN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS, a cardiac cath/EP nurse at Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, Palo Alto, Calif., and former cardiology department manager at the cardiac cath lab at the Jesse...
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Ferdinand Kiemeneij, M.D., explains the history of the transradial access during an interview with DAIC at TCT 2017.
Feature | Radial Access | February 22, 2018 | Dave Fornell
Interventional cardiology has witnessed a rapid and constant evolution in both techniques and device technology...
Videos | Radial Access | February 16, 2018
The father of transradial artery access, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, M.D., Ph.D., interventional cardiologist, The...
Videos | Cath Lab | January 04, 2018
Bernadette Speiser, BSN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS, a cardiac cath/EP nurse at Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, Palo Alto, Calif...
Videos | Radial Access | November 22, 2017
Mladen I. Vidovich, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, chief, section of cardiology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, and...
News | Radial Access | November 13, 2017
November 13, 2017 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions recently announced the launch of...
News | Radial Access | August 23, 2017
Merit Medical Announces Advanced Interventional Cardiology Transradial Intervention Education Course
August 23, 2017 — Merit Medical Systems Inc. will partner with internationally renowned interventional cardiologist...
Technology | Radial Access | February 17, 2017
February 17, 2017 — Medtronic plc announced that its coronary portfolio will now include the DxTerity Diagnostic...
Technology | Point of Care Testing | January 27, 2017
January 27, 2017 — HyperMed Imaging Inc. announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug...
Videos | TCT | November 18, 2016
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell takes a video tour of some of the most innovative new interventional cardiology...
The author Richard Casazza wearing the radial access drape he helped develop at his hospital to reduce setup time.
Feature | Radial Access | October 07, 2016 | Richard Casazza, MS, RT(R)
The transradial revolution is one of the fastest growing trends in cardiology. Compared to the femoral access...
Blog | Radial Access | July 15, 2016
There are many ways of doing things in medicine, but once in a while you find a new way that appears to be a no-...
News | Radial Access | July 13, 2016
July 13, 2016 — A new study in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions supports access through the wrist, or...
Feature | Radial Access | May 27, 2016 | Dave Fornell
The use of transradial artery vascular access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States has...
