Plaque erosions and ruptures are the histopathological hallmarks of arterial thrombus
formation in the coronary arteries. The clinical condition associated with this process is …

Background: It remains unclear whether radial access increases the risk of operator or
patient radiation exposure compared to transfemoral access when performed by expert …

Background Radiation exposure is an important issue for interventional cardiologists that is
often underevaluated. Our aim was to evaluate determinants of operator radiation exposure …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare bivalirudin with heparin as anticoagulant
agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with radial …

Transradial access (TRA) is often avoided in favor of the transfemoral access (TFA) during
percutaneous coronary interventions of the unprotected left main coronary artery (ULM), due …

Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a novel strategy to treat
radial artery spasm (RAS). Methods and results: We conducted a prospective, randomised …

To overcome the complications connected to the treatment of coronary atherosclerosis by
means of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty followed by stent implantation, the in situ …

The transradial approach (TRA) to coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) is becoming increasingly popular in the United States and internationally …

Differences in guiding catheters (GCs) manipulations and selections among different access
sites are currently unclear. We examined the differences in the routes of GCs for the left …

Background: It remains unclear whether radial increases the risk of operator or patient
radiation exposure when performed by expert operators Objectives: To determine whether …