“The radial artery is a smaller vessel, immediately adjacent to the skin,” Dr. Mason said. “If bleeding occurs, it can be easily managed with simple pressure.” ...

Complications of surgery include injury to branches of the radial artery, branches of the sensory cutaneous nerves, scar adhesion, wrist stiffness, and recurrence.

The approach, using the radial artery in the wrist, is not widely practiced in the United States, according to an analysis of almost 600,000 catheterizations in a national database, said a report ...

Ronna D. New, DO, FACOFP serves as the Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Johnston Memorial Hospital and as the Dire… ...

You can take your pulse using the radial artery in your wrist or the carotid artery in your neck. Some medical conditions can be a factor in determining the best place for you to take your pulse.

Secondary endpoints included access feasibility, radial artery patency, and complications. Of 216 patients who completed one-year follow-up, 112 were randomized to DRA and 104 to PRA.

At rest, there was a small reduction in flow at the wrist in the ulnar artery compared with the combined ulnar artery and radial artery flow on the nonharvested side (84 vs 92 mL/min; P = .04 ...

But this time will be different. Instead an incision in the groin like he had 13 years ago, Dr. Jeffrey Westcott at Swedish Medical Center will go through Rasmussen's wrist, using the radial artery.

When you look at 7 days, 28 days, or 3 months, it wouldn’t look so bleak, but clearly, the early rate of radial artery occlusion is high.” In the study, the researchers measured the diameter of radial ...

Cohen said patients with wrist catheterization experienced fewer bleeding complications. He has found it best suited for patients with health risks such as obesity, back problems, inherited ...