Radial Access Approach to Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Published: December 04, 2024
- Trans-radial arterial (TRA) access has transformed the field of coronary interventions as well as peripheral interventions.
- It has several advantages over femoral access such as reduced bleeding and access site complications among other advantages discussed in the paper.
- This scientific statement reviews the current literature relating to the emerging field of radial access for peripheral vascular interventions and provides a scientific update on the current role of this approach with the advantages and disadvantages of the radial and the femoral approach.
Video: Radial Access Approach to Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Jason Kovacic, MD, PhD and Nkechinyere Ijioma, MD discuss a recently published statement by the AHA in Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions on the use of radial artery access for peripheral vascular intervention and the rationale behind the paper, key findings, and practical applications for health care professionals involved in these procedures.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: Ignoring the Proverbial Elephant: Unmeasured, Underreported, and Unpublished Radial Artery Access Complications by Amber Kernodle, MD, PhD, MPH; Olamide Alabi, MD, MS
- Top Things to Know: Radial Access Approach to Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Recommended Reading
- 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease
- 2023 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Coronary Artery Revascularization
- 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization
- Endovascular Treatment and Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Premorbid Disability or Dementia
- Care of the Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke (Endovascular/Intensive Care Unit-Postinterventional Therapy)