"Transradial access
has been widely used and accepted in other countries, but has
not yet been fully accepted in the U.S.," said Samir Pancholy,
M.D., FSCAI, an interventional cardiologist at the Commonwealth
Medical College in Scranton, Pa.
"The RIVAL Trial shows that
our sickest patients will benefit the most if we invest in training
physicians to perform the radial technique frequently and safely,
hence making it available when patients need it the most." |