BOSTON, MA—For patients undergoing transradial coronary procedures, a short course of rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Bayer/Janssen) reduces the rate of radial artery occlusion without significantly increasing ...

Radial artery access for diagnostic coronary angiography and PCI as an alternative to femoral artery access has been used internationally for 2 decades and may be gaining momentum in the United States ...

New long-term data from the CSP 474 trial offers a challenge to some of the conventional wisdom around graft choice in CABG surgery and may further the debate over recent guideline recommendations.

The use of radial-artery grafts for coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) may result in better postoperative outcomes than the use of saphenous-vein grafts. However, randomized, controlled trials ...

Cardiac catheterization begins with arterial access and ends with access-site closure, both of which are fundamental to the safe performance of diagnostic and interventional procedures The preferred ...