The Comparison of Traditional Radial Access and Novel Distal Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization
Highlights
- • The study compares Traditional Radial Access and Distal Radial Access in safety, feasibility, and effectiveness.
- • Novel DRA techniques are used in coronary interventions, such as the anatomical snuffbox (AS) and DRA.
- • DRA is feasible and safe for coronary angiography and interventions like TRA.
- • DRA can be used as an alternative technique.
Abstract
Objectives
The traditional radial access (TRA) has been used almost routinely in coronary interventions in our clinic. Recently, we have started to use distal radial artery point as distal radial access (DRA) more frequently. The aim of this study is to compare these techniques (DRA and TRA) in terms of their safety, feasibility, and effectiveness.