Left distal radial artery for cardiac catheterization: Insights from our first experience

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2018 Nov-Dec;59(6):352-353. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.12.004. Epub 2018 Jan 5.

Authors

George Latsios¹, Kostas Toutouzas², Andreas Synetos², Georgia Vogiatzi², Angelos Papanikolaou², Elefterios Tsiamis², Dimitris Tousoulis²

Affiliations

¹ 1(st) Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, "Hippokration" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: [email protected].
² 1(st) Department of Cardiology, Athens Medical School, "Hippokration" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 29307690
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.12.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Anatomical snuffbox; Coronary angiography; Radial access.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Catheterization / methods
Cardiac Catheterization / trends
Catheterization, Peripheral / methods*
Coronary Angiography / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Greece / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*
Punctures / methods
Radial Artery / surgery*