Radial artery access for diagnostic coronary angiography and PCI as an alternative to femoral artery access has been used internationally for 2 decades and may be gaining momentum in the United States ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has cleared a 225 cm radial access catheter for PAD atherectomy. Radial access may reduce bleeding risk ...

(WNDU) - From heart procedures to treating stroke, more than a million cardiac catheterizations are performed each year. The minimally invasive procedure can be a lifesaver, but now, new research is ...

Use of a sheathless guide catheter during transradial primary PCI is safe and effective, according to findings published online September 10, 2015, ahead of print in Catheterization and Cardiovascular ...

Robert W. Yeh, MD, MBA, director of the Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA), is an interventional cardiologist who specializes in clinical research ...

Surmodics, Inc. SRDX recently announced the successful first clinical usage of its Sublime Radial Access .018 RX PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty) Dilatation Catheter. The catheter, which ...

AngioDynamics, Inc. ANGO recently announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Auryon XL Catheter, a 225-cm radial access catheter, for use with the Auryon Atherectomy System ...

A transradial approach (TRA) for cerebral angiography was less effective than the transfemoral route in achieving an accurate diagnostic success rate. Study investigator, Wei Ni, MD, Huashan Hospital, ...

BioCardia announced it received approval for its patent application entitled, "Radial and Transendocardial Delivery Catheter." Patent allows for the development of new cell and gene-based therapies ...

Routine use of the Fogarty embolectomy catheter after cardiac catheterization through a brachial arteriotomy in 25 patients was associated with a decline in major and minor complications from 28 to 4 ...