ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023
Comparison of spasmolytic regimen for prevention of radial artery spasm during the distal radial approach: A single-center, randomized study.
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- Effect of Virtual Reality on Anxiety, Pain, and Radial Artery Spasm During Transradial Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Sedation Strategy, Procedural Comfort, and Clinically Detected Radial Artery Spasm During Transradial Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Precision percutaneous coronary intervention.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2026Review
- Radial artery characteristics before and after intra-arterial administration of nitroglycerin and verapamil: an optical coherence tomography study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Nitroglycerine Injection on Radial Artery Outcomes in Distal Transradial Access.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Radial artery spasms - angiographic morphology, risk factors and management.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2024Article
- Radial Artery Thrombosis and Associated Risk Factors in Patients Undergoing Radial Coronary Angiography.Heart international · 2024Article
- Systematic approach to obtain axillary arterial access for pediatric heart catheterizations.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The distal radial approach (DRA) for coronary catheterization is increasingly being used worldwide yet the optimal medication regimen to prevent radial artery spasm (RAS), an important factor for the success of the procedure, remains unclear. The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of medication for preventing RAS via the DRA. Methods: This was a prospective, comparative randomized study including 400 patients who underwent coronary catheterization via DRA in single center by three experienced DRA operators. Patients were randomized to either nitroglycerin (NTG) injection ( Results: There were no differences between the groups in the changes in radial artery diameter at most spastic area (0.34 ± 0.20 in the NTG group, 0.35 ± 0.20 in the NTG plus verapamil group; Conclusion: Intra-arterial injection of NTG as a single agent is effective and safe in the prevention of RAS during coronary catheterization via the DRA compared with a cocktail regimen of NTG plus verapamil. Clinical trial registration: https://cris.nih.go.kr, identifier KCT0005177.
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