Training is Key to Adoption of Transradial Wrist Approach to PCI

An Editor's perspective piece about the transradial (wrist) approach to angioplasty and stents appears in the current issue of "Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions." Penned by Associate Editor J. Dawn Abbott, MD, the article, titled "Diffusion of Innovations and Adoption of Transradial Intervention," explores why it has taken so long (and continues to) for the transradial approach to be adopted widely in the U.S., given that the evidence from clinical trials has been clear, and that the economic and patient comfort benefits are evident.
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs