A Randomized Trial Comparing Short versus Prolonged Hemostasis with Rescue Recanalization by Ipsilateral Ulnar Artery Compression: Impact on Radial Artery Occlusion-The RESCUE-RAO Trial.

Background: Despite the enormous benefits of radial access, this route is associated with a risk of radial artery occlusion (RAO).

Objective: We compared the incidence of RAO in patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography and intervention after short versus prolonged hemostasis protocol. Also we assessed the efficacy of rescue 1-hour ipsilateral ulnar artery compression if RAO was observed after hemostasis.

Two-year follow-up of percutaneous coronary intervention using EucaTax or Cypher.

Background: The EucaTax stent (EUPES) is a coronary stent with biodegradable polymer and camouflage coating that has been developed to promote the complete elution of drugs and decrease the risk of late complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the double-coated EUPES in patients with stable angina versus sirolimus-eluting stent CYPHER (SES) with permanent polymer coating.

Methods And Materials: The study included consecutive patient with at least 70% de novo coronary lesions in one or two native coronary arteries and who had undergone the coronary stenting using either EUPES or SES.