Safety and Feasibility of Transulnar Cardiac Catheterization
Authors:
- Cristiano Oliveira CardosoCCCristiano Oliveira Cardoso
- La Hore Correa RodriguesLRLa Hore Correa Rodrigues
- Rogério Eduardo Gomes Sarmento-LeiteRSRogério Eduardo Gomes Sarmento-Leite
- Alexandre Schaan De QuadrosAQAlexandre Schaan De Quadros
- Carlos Antonio Mascia GottschallCGCarlos Antonio Mascia Gottschall
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Vol. 35 (3) , 268-272
Abstract
Recently, ulnar artery cannulation has been described as an alternative to the transfemoral and radial approaches to vascular access for cardiac catheterization. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the ulnar approach.Keywords
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