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  • Manual Radial Artery Compression After Transradial Coronary Procedures: Is It Safe to Go Bare-Handed?

    • Posted: 09/11/2020
    • Author:

      Dimitrios Petroglou, Matthaios Didagelos, Stelina Alkagiet, Michael Koutouzis, ... Antonios Ziakas

    • 2020CRM

    Highlights

    • Manual radial artery compression is one of the hemostatic options in transradial catheterization.
    • Main advantage: shorter hemostasis duration
    • Major disadvantages: more involvement of post-procedural care team
    • Future perspectives: large, randomized studies with sheaths >6 Fr, in PCI, cost evaluation

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