Transradial artery access for percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with lower
bleeding and vascular complications than transfemoral artery access, especially in patients …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of mortality worldwide.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) contributes to half of mortalities caused by CVD. The …

Objectives This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of the distal transradial
approach (dTRA) versus the conventional transradial approach (TRA) for coronary …

Background: Pulmonary nodules suspicious for lung cancer are frequently diagnosed.
Evaluating and optimizing the diagnostic yield of lung nodule biopsy is critical as innovation …

Background: Transesophageal echocardiography operators (TEEOP) provide critical
imaging support for percutaneous structural cardiac intervention procedures. They stand …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Despite several retrospective studies showing the safety
and efficacy of transradial access for cerebral angiography, neurointerventionalists are …

It would be logical to conclude that the KAP/FT reduction might be because of installation of
new x-ray equipment. However, multivariate adjustment demonstrated that although new or …

Since its introduction, the transradial access for percutaneous cardiovascular procedures
has been associated with several advantages as compared to transfemoral approach, and …

Background The catheterization laboratory predisposes to occupational health hazards.
Chronic radiation exposure (RE) direct injuries include a predilection to cataracts and …

Introduction Diagnostic coronary angiography (CA) uses ionising radiation with relatively
high doses, which impact on both patients and staff. This study sought to identify which …