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Entrapment Of A Partially Degloved Stent In The Radial Artery: Is There Any Way Out?, Nooraldaem Yousif, Husam A. Noor
Entrapment Of A Partially Degloved Stent In The Radial Artery: Is There Any Way Out?, Nooraldaem Yousif, Husam A. Noor
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Stent loss during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is uncommon but may lead to serious adverse events. Here we describe a challenging case of stent loss in the radial artery during primary PCI. There, a long stent failed to cross the culprit lesion, and an attempt to pull back the undeployed stent into the guiding catheter resulted in eversion of the stent, partially stripping it off the stent balloon and rendering the stent irretrievable. Retrieval of the stent at all costs might have led to major complications; hence stent deployment in the radial artery bailed us out of this precarious situation.
Comparison Between Two Protocols For Deflation Of The Tr Band Following Coronary Procedures Via The Radial Route, Hassan Al Riyami, Adil Al Riyami, Sunil K. Nadar
Comparison Between Two Protocols For Deflation Of The Tr Band Following Coronary Procedures Via The Radial Route, Hassan Al Riyami, Adil Al Riyami, Sunil K. Nadar
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Aim: Coronary interventions are increasingly being performed via the radial rather than femoral route because of the lower complication rate. Compression devices such as the TR band are used to achieve hemostasis after the procedure. At present, there are no clear protocols for the deflation of the band. In this study we compared two protocols (early deflation with increased intervals vs. late deflation with smaller intervals) in terms of total time to band removal and complications, and patient and staff satisfaction. Methods: All patients who underwent a transradial coronary procedure and had a TR band fitted were enrolled into the …