When was angioplasty done through the radial artery?

When was angioplasty done through the radial artery?

The radial artery supplies the hand with blood. It’s the artery you press when you take your pulse. Performing angioplasty through the radial artery was first introduced in the Netherlands in the early 1990s.

Can a person go home after a radial angioplasty?

One big plus of the radial approach is that a person doesn’t need to lie still for several hours after the procedure to make sure the bleeding has stopped. In fact, people who have radial artery angioplasty can often go home the same day, as we write in the April 2011 Harvard Heart Letter.

Which is the best way to do angioplasty?

Performing angioplasty through the radial artery was first introduced in the Netherlands in the early 1990s. This artery offers ready access to the heart and is sometimes easier to get at. Doing angioplasty through it also tends to cause less bleeding around the puncture after the procedure is over than the femoral approach.

When did my dad have an angiogram done?

My dad went in for an angiogram (through his wrist, NOT groin!) through his left arm, on Tuesday, 2/10/15. After the procedure was done, my dad’s left arm began to swell terribly. (As an aside I will mention he had this done at our local VA hospital) After his arm started swelling, they removed his IV immediately.

The radial artery supplies the hand with blood. It’s the artery you press when you take your pulse. Performing angioplasty through the radial artery was first introduced in the Netherlands in the early 1990s.

One big plus of the radial approach is that a person doesn’t need to lie still for several hours after the procedure to make sure the bleeding has stopped. In fact, people who have radial artery angioplasty can often go home the same day, as we write in the April 2011 Harvard Heart Letter.

When to use a catheter or radial angiogram?

These days for most of the cases radial angiogram is used unless there is a special situation where it is necessary to use femoral angiogram, Patient who undergoes angioplasty and stenting, then catheter is used for carefully opening the blockage in the artery or to widen the narrow artery.

Performing angioplasty through the radial artery was first introduced in the Netherlands in the early 1990s. This artery offers ready access to the heart and is sometimes easier to get at. Doing angioplasty through it also tends to cause less bleeding around the puncture after the procedure is over than the femoral approach.