Day procedure intervention is safe and complication free in higher risk patients undergoing transradial angioplasty and stenting. The discharge study

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Authors

Andrew Small · Victoria Heart Institute Foundation

Peter Klinke · Victoria Heart Institute Foundation

Anthony Della Siega · Royal Jubilee Hospital

Eric Fretz · Royal Jubilee Hospital

David Kinloch · Royal Jubilee Hospital

Richard Mildenberger · Royal Jubilee Hospital

Malcolm Williams

Abstract

Day case transradial percutaneous intervention with a 6-hr period of post procedure observation is a safe and feasible practice. The presence of higher-risk features should not be considered an absolute indication for overnight admission in patients considered clinically appropriate for discharge.

Topics & Keywords

Vascular Procedures and Complications Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volume 70, Issue 7, pp. 907-912

DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21277

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