Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Catheterization Laboratory, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Publications

• Research Article   
  Challenge to Reduce Crossover from Radial to Femoral Access for Coronary Procedures: “RURU” Approach- A Single Center, Single Operator Experience in 1000 Procedures
  Author(s): Mansour S, Mohamad A, Ibrahim Y, Ahmad F, Mostafa E, Nasser A, Osama T, Suhaib A, Syed R and Taher S*
  
  Aim: Our study aimed highlighting experience in reducing crossover rate from radial to femoral access to maintain coronary procedure safety and patients’ satisfaction. Methods and results: A prospective, single center, single operator observational study included all comers for coronary procedures. The default access for coronary procedures was the right Radial artery, whenever failed, right Ulnar artery utilized then left Radial then left Ulnar “RURU”. We studied 1000 procedures “964 patients” whom the default access was the radial artery. Radial access succeeded in 908 “90.8%” procedures and failed in 92 “9.2%” procedures necessitating crossover to other access site. One of the right ulnar, left radial or left ulnar succeeded in 51 out of 92 patients reducing the total crossover to femo.. Read More»
  

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