Randomized Trial of Compression Duration After Transradial Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention [Interventional Cardiology]

ConclusionsUltrashort radial clamp application of 20 minutes is not preferable to a short duration of 60 minutes. The 60‐minute clamp duration is safe and provides good access site hemostasis with low RAO rates.Clinical Trial RegistrationURL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02269722.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - February 3, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lavi, S., Cheema, A., Yadegari, A., Israeli, Z., Levi, Y., Wall, S., Alemayehu, M., Parviz, Y., Murariu, B.-D., McPherson, T., Syed, J., Bagur, R. Tags: Clinical Studies, Angiography, Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions, Complications Original Research Source Type: research