PATENS Trial Nitroglycerin Fails to Prevent Radial Artery Occlusion irrespective of time of admins
Transradial access (TRA) has grown to become the default access site. However, TRA is not without challenges and complications. TRA is technically more difficult with a longer learning curve and is associated with radial artery spasm and radial artery occlusion (RAO), particularly in females and elderly patients.A recent study suggests that administration of nitroglycerin upon radial...
Transradial access (TRA) has grown to become the default access site. However, TRA is not without challenges and complications. TRA is technically more difficult with a longer learning curve and is associated with radial artery spasm and radial artery occlusion (RAO), particularly in females and elderly patients.
A recent study suggests that administration of nitroglycerin upon radial sheath insertion or right before sheath removal was shown not to be associated with a reduction in RAO rates. The study findings were published in the JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions on March 21, 2022.
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