Manual heating of the radial artery (Balbay maneuver) to facilitate radial puncture prior to transradial coronary catheterization

Objective: Transradial access is widely used for both diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures. The use of transradial access offers several advantages, including decreased bleeding, fewer vascular complications, and reduced length of hospital stay and cost. However, the small size of the ra...

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Main Authors: Sefa Ünal, Burak Açar, Çağrı Yayla, Mustafa Mücahit Balci, Ahmet Göktuğ Ertem, Meryem Kara, Orhan Maden, Ahmet Temizhan, Muharrem Tola, Yücel Balbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204917301708