Radial Approach - Chapter 2: Navigation
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Radial approach: the essentials
What difficulties could you find on the journey from the wrist to the subclavian artery and what key techniques are used to navigate successfully from the sub-clavian artery to the ascending aorta? Find out more!
Learning objectives
At the end of this chapter you will be able to:
- Find out what to do in case of resistance when advancing a wire
- Discover how to safely manage a brachial loop
- Learn the best way to navigate through a tortuous brachiocephalic trunk
Table of content - Modules
From wrist to brachial – Radial navigation (module 2.1)
What difficulties could you find on the journey from the wrist to the subclavian artery? In this video, Jacques Monségu and Bruno Farah look at common problems and anatomical variations, and share their experience of managing them – and discuss when to switch to a femoral approach.
Duration: 35:18
From the sub-clavian to the ascending artery (module 2.2)
What are the key techniques to navigate successfully from the sub-clavian artery to the ascending aorta? In this video, Jacques Monségu and Bruno Farah discuss the kinds of problems that can occur, including dealing with loops and tortuosities and managing access to the ascending aorta.
Duration: 16:07
Resources
Each module includes a summary and other additional resource that can be downloaded.