(UPDATED) Compressing the ulnar artery in addition to standard patent hemostasis significantly lowers the risk of radial artery occlusion after a transradial-access coronary intervention, a new study ...

However, in the hands of experienced radial operators, presumably someone who does more than 150 radial artery cannulations a year, it is not that great a learning curve to go to the ulnar artery ...

The ulnar artery also tends to be larger than the radial artery. Mamas Mamas, BMBCh (Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, England), who was not involved in the analysis, said transulnar PCI makes up ...

Ulnar artery flow tapers and stops in forearm (arrow). Figure 1b. Arteriogram of (A) hand shows no flow through ulnar artery and dominant radial artery supplying all digits and (B) forearm shows ...

Among patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization using transradial access, the use of prophylactic ipsilateral ulnar compression during radial artery hemostasis safely and effectively ...

Two terminal brachial artery branches, the ulnar and radial arteries, supply the forearm and hand. The location of the brachial artery is close to the skin, and it is frequently injured.

Radial artery occlusion appears to be a common complication after transradial interventions. Maintenance of radial patency, high-dose heparin and shorter compression times may be recommended to ...

Access occurred in the right radial artery in 92.9% of cases, left radial artery in 4.5% of cases, and right ulnar artery in 2.6% of cases. Among the 261 lesions, 37.5% were located in the ...

They can then check the radial artery flow by pressing on the ulnar artery. What the Test Results Mean. If normal color comes back to your hand within 5-15 seconds, ...

Angiography was performed at one year in 440 patients: 8.2 percent of radial-artery grafts and 13.6 percent of saphenous-vein grafts were completely occluded (P=0.009).

Dr MN Bhat explained, "When the radial artery is too small, the ulnar artery can be used for angiography or stenting. However, it requires more expertise, as the ulnar artery is located deeper in ...