The DIPRA study compared distal and proximal radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and found comparable efficacy and a lower risk of occlusion One-year follow-up results showed promising ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Distal radial access — behind the thumb — PCI did not affect hand function at 1 year vs. traditional proximal ...

ATLANTA -- Radial artery access for cardiac catheterization appeared similarly safe for the hand whether done proximally or distally, the randomized DIPRA trial showed. Overall change in 30-day hand ...

One-year findings from the Distal versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention (DIPRA) study were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society ...

PHOENIX, AZ—Patients who undergo cardiac catheterization with distal radial artery access have similar grip strength and other measures of hand function at 1 year as patients who had conventional ...

February 24, 2010 (Limoges, France) — Individuals with proximal peripheral artery disease (PAD), such as partial or complete obstruction of the large aortoiliac arteries, have a worse prognosis than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . "Distal radial artery access is a safe strategy for access for cardiac catheterization with a low complication ...