transradialWORLD.org   Your global home for transradial intervention – TRI.    Home  |  About Us  |  About TRI  |  TRICO Course  |  TRICO Fellowship  |  TRI Atlas  |  Contact Us    TRICO 2010 Breaking News Editorial Board Ask the Expert VIP Video Clips TRI Meetings Patient Education Sponsors Useful Links Mailing List   transradialWORLD.org Editorial Board   • Shaoliang Chen, China • Howard A. Cohen, USA • John Coppola, USA • Ian Gilchirst, USA • Martial Hamon, France • David Hildick-Smith, UK • David Hilton, Canada • Mitchell Krucoff, USA • Tak Kwan, USA • Yves Louvard, France • Josef Ludwig, Germany • James Tift Mann, USA • Samir Pancholy, USA • Shigeru Saito, Japan • Tejas Patel, S. Shah,  India Breaking News   All Roads (Even Those Less Traveled) Lead to Rome: Benefits of Transradial Coronary Interventions  New Perioperative Management of Patients With Drug-Eluting Stents  New Randomized trial of predilation versus direct stenting for treatment of carotid artery stenosis Left main intervention in myocardial infarction The Absence of Coronary Calcification Does Not Exclude Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease or the Need for Revascularization in Patients Referred for Conventional Coronary Angiography Culprit Vessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Multivessel and Staged Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients With Multivessel Disease Contralateral transradial approach for carotid artery stenting: a feasibility study. Endovascular Stenting for Vertebral Artery Stenosis Transradial simultaneous kissing stenting (SKS) with SheathLess access. Acute Coronary Syndromes and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: impact of bleeding and blood transfusion. Impact of final activated clotting time after transradial coronary stenting with maximal antiplatelet therapy. Prevalence of transradial coronary angiography and intervention in China: Report from the Transradial coronary intervention Registration Investigation in China (TRI-China). Safety and efficacy of transradial aortoiliac interventions. Impact of catheter insertion using the radial approach on vasodilation in humans. FDA Okayed Cardiac Devices on Weak Evidence, Researchers Charge. Don't rule out retroperitoneal bleeding just because the angiogram was done from the radial artery. Use of the sheathless guide catheter during routine transradial percutaneous coronary intervention: A feasibility study. Radial Artery Access as an Emerging Factor for Decreasing Mortality in Cardiovascular Interventions. Many ignorant on 'waist fat' risk… Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the risks of carrying extra fat around their waistline. Transradial Approach for Transcatheter Selective Superior Mesenteric Artery Urokinase Infusion Therapy in Patients with Acute Extensive Portal and Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis. Stay Slim, Active, Smoke-Free: Live Long and Free of CVD Same-day-discharge ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention: Initial single-centre experience. Impact of an extension tube on operator radiation exposure during coronary procedures performed through the radial approach. Reduction of radiation delivered to patients undergoing invasive coronary procedures. Effect of a programme for dose reduction based on radiation-protection training. Losing over half a stone could help beat heart disease Management of Guidewire-Induced Coronary Artery Perforations through Transradial Route - A Simple Approach. Chances of surviving cardiac arrest at home or work remain unchanged in 30 yrs Interval Training After PCI Reduces In-Stent Restenosis CABG Edges Out PCI in Diabetes AMI Patients Get 30% of Annual Maximum Recommended Radiation Dose in One Hospital Admission The feasibility of bypass graft angiography by right radial access. A Randomized Comparison of Transradial Versus Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty. Mechanism and Predictors of Failed Transradial Approach for Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Vascular Dysfunction of Brachial Artery After Transradial Access for Coronary Catheterization Impact of Smoking and Catheter Changes. AHA: Radial Artery Better Than Femoral for Cardiac Cath Access Regions With High Rates of Carotid-Stenting Adoption Have Poorer Outcomes Backup force of guiding catheters for the right coronary artery in transfemoral and transradial interventions. Radial arterial approach with adjunctive urokinase for treating occluded autogenous radial-cephalic fistulas. CT Angiography Shows Coronary Plaque Progression [Why I don't give up the femoral approach!] [Transradial peripheral angioplasty.] [Percentage of transradial approach for interventional cardiology in the world and learning the technique.] Transradial versus transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction Systematic overview and meta-analysis. [Radial access and management of patients with long-term oral anticoagulation for cardiac catheterization.] [Radial difficulties during percutaneous coronary intervention.] [Transradial approach for interventionnal cardiology in women.] Acute compartment syndrome of the forearm that occurred after transradial intervention and was not caused by bleeding or hematoma formation. Impact of final activated clotting time after transradial coronary stenting with maximal antiplatelet therapy. [Transradial coronary intervention registration investigation in China] Comparison of the effect of intra-arterial versus intravenous heparin on radial artery occlusion after transradial catheterization. Management of Radial and Brachial Artery Perforations during Transradial Procedures - A Practical Approach. Impact of Transradial Coronary Procedures on Radial Artery. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Single Coronary Artery Anomaly. The association between the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary interventions and bleeding. Clinical study of arterial anatomic variations for transradial coronary procedure in Chinese population. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of critical hand ischemia with a novel endovascular approach: "The radial to ulnar artery loop technique" Radial Arterial Approach with Adjunctive Urokinase for Treating Occluded Autogenous Radial-Cephalic Fistulas. Should Patients Go Directly to a PCI-Capable Hospital? Two Studies, Different Results Physical Activity Should Be Encouraged Into Advanced Old Age Immediate vs Delayed Intervention Not Superior in Reducing MI in NSTE-ACS US Cardiologists in Short Supply, and the Problem Could Get Worse Homocysteine Lowering Cuts Mortality in Early-Onset CAD Patients Stent Sandwich: First-Generation Stents Equal for Cypher in-Stent Restenosis TCT: 'Silent' Plaque Often Causes Second Coronary Event Safety and Efficacy of Transradial vs Transfemoral Arterial Primary Coronary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction.  Launching a successful transradial program.   Starting a transradial vascular access program in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Transradial arterial access: economic considerations.  Increasing Duration of Chest Compressions During CPR May Lead to Better Survival for Patients in Cardiac Arrest What If Regular Exercise Were as Good as a Stent for Stable Angina? Carotid Surgery Better Long-Term Than Angioplasty and Stents Intracranial Atherosclerosis: No Clear Advantage to Stenting Exercise may beat angioplasty for heart patients Comparison of outcomes in patients > or =70 years versus <70 years after transradial coronary stenting with maximal antiplatelet therapy for acute coronary syndrome.   Transradial intervention for minimizing bleeding complications in percutaneous coronary intervention. Bailout no more: Transradial PCI goes mainstream, but the US lags behind Safety and efficacy of indigenously developed and manufactured bivalirudin in moderate/high-risk Indian patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the Bivaflo Registry. The potential roles of high salt intake and maternal malnutrition in development of hypertension in disadvantaged populations. The feasibility of percutaneous transradial coronary intervention for saphenous vein graft lesions and comparison with transfemoral route. Patient Radiation Exposure During Interventional Procedures Needs Greater Attention India tops with 50 million heart patients: WHO RADIal versus femoral approach for percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (RADIAMI): A prospective, randomized, single-center clinical trial. Transradial Coronary Angiography in Children and Adolescents. Potential interaction between pomegranate juice and warfarin.   Usefulness of Percutaneous Intervention with Transarterial Approach in the Salvage of Nonmaturing Native Fistulas Status-Post Transvenous Approach Failure : Transarterial Approach in the Salvage of Nonmaturing Native Fistulas.   Transradial cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention: a review.   Continued Warfarin Seems Okay for High-Thrombotic-Risk Device Procedures. Adding intravenous unfractionated heparin to standard enoxaparin causes excessive anticoagulation not detected by activated clotting time: results of the STACK-on to ENOXaparin (STACKENOX) study. 'New way' to repair heart damage Subclavian artery intervention with vertebral embolic protection. A new operative classification of both anatomic vascular variants and physiopathologic conditions affecting transradial cardiovascular procedures. Successful transradial antegrade coronary intervention of a rare right coronary artery high anterior downward takeoff anomalous chronic total occlusion by double-anchoring technique and retrograde guidance. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction - changing patterns of vascular access, radial versus femoral artery. Histopathologic changes of the radial artery wall secondary to transradial catheterization. Dissection of Arteria Lusoria by Transradial Coronary Catheterization: A Rare Complication Evaluated by Multidetector CT. Choice of arterial access site and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes managed with an early invasive strategy: the ACUITY trial. Lower obesity threshold in British Asians, say Indian experts First Patients Receive Cardiac Stem Cells for Treatment of MI Reducing Bleeding Risk in Patients Who Need Triple Antithrombotic Therapy Vitamin D, magnesium, other nutrients may influence cardiovascular disease risk Survival After in-Hospital CPR Static Since 1992 CRP, Other Biomarkers, Not Clinically Useful to Predict CVD Risk Patients With Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis May Not Benefit From Stent Placement CT-Angiography-Identified Vulnerable Plaque Associated With Higher Risk of ACS Cardiologist Gets 10 Years for Performing Unnecessary Interventions Outcomes of Interventions Via a Transradial Approach for Dysfunctional Brescia-Cimino Fistulas. Markers of fetal onset adult diseases. Ischemic stroke in South Asians: a review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and ethnicity-related clinical features. Apixaban, an oral, direct, selective factor Xa inhibitor, in combination with antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome: results of the Apixaban for Prevention of Acute Ischemic and Safety Events (APPRAISE) trial. Simple Steps Can Reduce Radiation Dose With CT Angiography Transradial approach for stenting of vertebrobasilar stenosis: A Feasibility Study. Transradial renal stenting: Why and how. Effectiveness of enoxaparin for prevention of radial artery occlusion after transradial cardiac catheterization. Transradial carotid artery stenting with proximal embolic protection. Transradial coronary intervention using a novel 5-Fr sheathless guiding catheter. Any Delay in Door-to-Balloon Time Associated With Increased in-Hospital Mortality ESC 2009: ICSS: Carotid Endarterectomy Superior to Stenting, at Least in the Short Term A comparison of the transradial and the transfemoral approach in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. New access for radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided atrioventricular accessory pathways. CT scans safe, efficient for chest pain diagnosis Radial versus femoral approach for high-speed rotational atherectomy Transradial approach to treat superficial femoral artery in-stent restenosis Feasibility of trans-radial approach in percutaneous intervention for upper arm dialysis access. Lesion complexity and angiographic outcomes in radial access percutaneous coronary intervention. Stent Thrombosis Responsible for an Increasing Proportion of STEMI An unusual complication of transradial coronary angiography. The Left Radial Approach in Daily Practice. A Randomized Study Comparing Femoral and Right and Left Radial Approaches. Radiation Exposure, Including in Workplace, Worsens Outcome in Thyroid Cancer. Treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions with 6F-guiding catheter by transradial approach. Transradial access compared with femoral puncture closure devices in percutaneous coronary procedures. Usefulness of subcutaneous nitrate for radial access. Major improvement of percutaneous cardiovascular procedure outcomes with radial artery catheterisation: results from the PREVAIL study. Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography or intervention and the impact on major bleeding and ischemic events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Radial artery achieves better flowmetric results than saphenous vein in the elderly. Effectiveness of the transradial approach to reduce bleedings in patients undergoing urgent coronary angioplasty with GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors for acute coronary syndromes. A new 0.010-inch guidewire and compatible balloon catheter system: the IKATEN registry. Radiation Dose Reduced During Triple Rule-Out Coronary CTA Percutaneous treatment of thrombosed prosthetic brachial-basilic access by the transradial approach. Impact of female gender and transradial coronary stenting with maximal antiplatelet therapy on bleeding and ischemic outcomes. Five-year experience with transradial coronary angioplasty in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. Radial compression guided by mean artery pressure versus standard compression with a pneumatic device (RACOMAP). Impact of two different hemostatic devices on radial artery outcomes after transradial catheterization. Effects of intracoronary compared to intravenous abciximab administration in patients undergoing transradial percutaneous coronary intervention: A sub-analysis of the EASY trial. Transradial approach for coronary angioplasty in Chinese elderly patients. Radial artery anomaly and its influence on transradial coronary procedural outcome. Transradial versus transfemoral approach for coronary angiography and intervention in patients above 75 years of age. Radial artery approach for endovascular salvage of occluded autogenous radial-cephalic fistulae. Percutaneous coronary intervention in anticoagulated patients via radial artery access. Prevention of radial artery occlusion-patent hemostasis evaluation trial (PROPHET study): a randomized comparison of traditional versus patency documented hemostasis after transradial catheterization. Transradial intervention of iliac and superficial femoral artery disease is feasible. Early and late outcomes in patients excluded from same-day home discharge after transradial stenting and maximal antiplatelet therapy. Magnesium sulphate during transradial cardiac catheterization: a new use for an old drug? Ambulatory discharge after transradial coronary intervention: Preliminary US single-center experience (Same-day TransRadial Intervention and Discharge Evaluation, the STRIDE Study). Decreased complication rates using the transradial compared to the transfemoral approach in percutaneous coronary intervention in the era of routine stenting and glycoprotein platelet IIb/IIIa inhibitor use: a large single-center experience. Incidence, predictors, and clinical impact of bleeding after transradial coronary stenting and maximal antiplatelet therapy. Prevention of radial artery occlusion-patent hemostasis evaluation trial (PROPHET study): a randomized comparison of traditional versus patency documented hemostasis after transradial catheterization. Radial artery perforation and its management during PCI. Adverse local reactions to the use of hydrophilic sheaths for radial artery canulation. Asian heart disease gene found Incidence, predictors, and clinical impact of bleeding after transradial coronary stenting and maximal antiplatelet therapy. Indian Asians With ACS Present Younger, Have More Aggressive Disease Video Games Enhance Skills of Laparoscopic Surgeons Transradial Intervention of Iliac and Superficial Femoral Artery Disease.   © Copyright 2010 • TRICO Educational Disclaimer Last Update: March 4, 2010