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Use of radial artery access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has increased greatly in recent years although uptake varies widely throughout the world. While an increasing body of evidence supports use of the radial artery as a safe access route for PCI, a ‘radial learning curve’ remains an obstacle to uptake, especially for established femoral operators seeking to increase the proportion of radial procedures. Untreated radial artery spasm is not only painful, but may result in patient harm if alternate arterial access (e.g. the femoral artery) is unavailable. An understanding of simple procedural modifications can be the difference between procedural success and failure.
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Kelly, D.J. (2016). Preventing and Treating Radial Spasm. In: Lindsay, A., Chitkara, K., Di Mario, C. (eds) Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4959-0_4
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