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April
29,
2011 -- 10:55pm EDT
Stent By Wrist in Houston
"A
new twist on stents" is how Channel 13 KTRK-TV, the ABC affiliate
in Houston, billed Christi Myers' story
today about the transradial approach to angioplasty and
stenting. We've been writing about the growing adoption of radial access
in the U.S. for four years now, so it's great to see
a TV report on this technique...because it means that patients in that
locale
(Houston,
Texas) will be that much more aware that there is an option, a choice
to be made, when having to get an angiogram, angioplasty or stent placed.
(The piece profiles Dr. Colin Barker of the University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.)
In fact, the patient in this story had a stent
placed via the wrist (radial approach) and then, due to a complication
unrelated to the wrist, had to have another catheter procedure
done through the groin (femoral approach). She reported that the
wrist procedure was far more comfortable. And that's what is going
to drive the adoption of the radial approach. As more and more
patients find out about it, they will request, even demand it.
Patients who are interested in finding a hospital
that performs stent procedures from the wrist can use Angioplasty.Org's
"Radial Hospital Locator" and
also read the latest news, interviews with experts and overview articles
about the transradial approach
in our "Radial Access
Center".
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