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.

Radial Access Nearing 50 Percent of PCI Volume in U.S.

Transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States has grown rapidly over the past 20 years to between 40-50 percent of PCI cases today.
SCAI Updates Expert Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Transradial Access

January 15, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an updated expert consensus statement for the...
Incorporating Distal Radial Artery Access Into Clinical Practice

Interest in distal radial artery access (DRA) is growing rapidly.
VIDEO: Trends in Radial Access for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Sunil Rao, M.D., chief of cardiology, Durham VA Health System and a professor at Duke University, and Prashant Kaul, M.D., director of the cath lab, Piedmont, Atlanta,

Radial access in the U.S. is now approaching 50 percent. Tranradial access also shows benefit for mortality and decreases in acute kidney injury (AKI).

Feature | Radial Access | February 14, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor

Radial Access Nearing 50 Percent of PCI Volume in U.S.

Transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the United States has grown rapidly over the past...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an updated expert consensus statement for the “SCAI Best Practices for Transradial Angiography and Intervention.”

News | Radial Access | January 15, 2020

SCAI Updates Expert Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Transradial Access

January 15, 2020 — The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and...

News | Radial Access | December 30, 2019

Merit Medical Announces its EVOlution in Radial Hemostasis in Europe

December 30, 2019 — Merit Medical Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of...

The three sites most often used for distal radial artery access are the (1) anatomic snuffbox above the scaphoid (left), (2) adjacent to the snuffbox at the trapezium bone (center), and (3) the first intermetacarpal space (right). The author’s preference is either of the first two options, although good outcomes have been reported with use of the intermetacarpal space.

The three sites most often used for distal radial artery access are the (1) anatomic snuffbox above the scaphoid (left), (2) adjacent to the snuffbox at the trapezium bone (center), and (3) the first intermetacarpal space (right). The author’s preference is either of the first two options, although good outcomes have been reported with use of the intermetacarpal space.

Feature | Radial Access | November 21, 2019 | Enrique Flores, M.D., RPVI

Incorporating Distal Radial Artery Access Into Clinical Practice

Interest in distal radial artery access (DRA) is growing rapidly. Among the benefits of DRA are the low risk of entry...