The Radial Artery for Percutaneous Coronary Procedures or Surgery?

Mario Gaudino; Francesco Burzotta; Faisal Bakaeen; Olivier Bertrand; Filippo Crea; Antonino Di Franco; Stephen Fremes; Ferdinand Kiemeneij; Yves Louvard; Sunil V Rao; Thomas A Schwann; James Tatoulis; Robert F Tranbaugh; Carlo Trani; Marco Valgimigli; Pascal Vranckx; David P Taggart; Arterial Grafting International Consortium Alliance

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.013

The Radial Artery for Percutaneous Coronary Procedures or Surgery?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Mar 13;71(10):1167-1175. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.013.

Authors

Mario Gaudino¹, Francesco Burzotta², Faisal Bakaeen³, Olivier Bertrand⁴, Filippo Crea², Antonino Di Franco⁵, Stephen Fremes⁶, Ferdinand Kiemeneij⁷, Yves Louvard⁸, Sunil V Rao⁹, Thomas A Schwann¹⁰, James Tatoulis¹¹, Robert F Tranbaugh⁵, Carlo Trani², Marco Valgimigli¹², Pascal Vranckx¹³, David P Taggart¹⁴; Arterial Grafting International Consortium Alliance

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
³ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁴ Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
⁵ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.
⁶ Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Department of Cardiology, Zuiderzee Medical Center, Lelystad, the Netherlands.
⁸ Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hopital Jacques Cartier, Massy, France.
⁹ Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
¹⁰ University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.
¹¹ Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
¹² Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
¹³ Hartcentrum Hasselt and Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences Hasselt University, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium.
¹⁴ University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

PMID: 29519357
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.013

Abstract

This article summarizes the current research on the benefits of using the transradial approach for percutaneous procedures and the radial artery as a conduit for coronary artery bypass surgery. Based on the available evidence, the authors provide recommendations for the use of the radial artery in patients undergoing percutaneous or surgical coronary procedures.

Keywords: coronary artery bypass; percutaneous procedures; radial artery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Comparative Effectiveness Research
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
Radial Artery / surgery*