Distal Radial Access: Consensus Report of the First Korea-Europe Transradial Intervention Meeting.

Among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary procedures, transradial access, compared with transfemoral access, is associated with a reduced risk for complications including mortality, especially in higher risk patients. However, transradial access is limited by radial artery occlusion (RAO) that despite being mostly asymptomatic because of the extensive anastomoses between the forearm arteries restricts future use of the same radial artery. Distal radial access (DRA) in the anatomic snuffbox or on the dorsum of the hand has recently gained global popularity as an alternative access route for vascular procedures.

Distal Transradial Access for Coronary Angiography and Interventions in Everyday Practice: Data From the TRIANGLE Registry (TwitteR Initiated registry for coronary ANgiography in Germany via distaL radial accEss).

Introduction: Transradial access (TRA) has become the primary route for coronary angiography (CAG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Recently a new puncture site more distally in the area of the anatomical snuffbox has been described. With this multicenter registry, we wish to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of the distal radial access (dRA).

A case report of a late left atrial appendage perforation 4 months after occluder implant: reason for or caused by a resuscitation?

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common disease and can lead to cardioembolic stroke. Stroke prevention according to the CHADSVASc score is achieved via oral anticoagulation. In recent years, interventional occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) has become a common alternative.