The groin is the usual access point for investigating or treating the heart with a catheter, but using the wrist as access point reduces bleeding and lowers mortality. These findings are from an ...
More physicians are performing cardiac catheterizations by accessing the heart through wrist arteries rather than those in the leg, reducing patient recovery time, according to a Pittsburgh ...
Usually when cardiologists send catheters to the heart, it's done through the femoral artery in the leg near the groin. There is always the risk of bleeding problems after the procedure, but that's ...
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