Advisory Board
2011/2012 Transradial University Advisory Board
Michael J. Martinelli, MD, FACC, FSCAI
St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany
Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Duke University Medical Center
Adhir R. Shroff, MD, MPH
University of Illinois — Chicago
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Daniel H. Steinberg, MD
Medical University of South Carolina 2010/2011 Transradial University Advisory Board
John T. Coppola, MD, FACC
NYU Langone Medical Center
Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Mercy Hospital and Community Medical Center
Christopher T. Pyne, MD
Lahey Clinic, Heart & Vascular Center – Burlington
Sunil V. Rao MD, FACC FSCAI, Chair
Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
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I routinely administer 4-5,000 U heparin into the radial sheath immediately after getting access. In one of Dr. Rao's videos, it is recommended to delay this until aortic root access is obtained in case of radial loops, etc. How early after sheath placement would radial occlusion occur? And so, does it matter if heparin is administered immediately after sheath placement vs. waiting until the root is reached, or even waiting until the coronaries are imaged?
I typically use right radial access even when patients have LIMA grafts, because I believe that my radiation exposure (as opposed to total fluoroscopy time) is increased by using left radial access and leaning across the patient (I am 5'7" tall). I only use the left side when I must, as I find standing on the patient’s left side with the monitor at his or her feet to be more awkward. What are your favorite catheters for left subclavian access via the right radial?
