Expected Concern

RAO (Radial Artery Occlusion)

RAO is the most frequent post-procedural complication of TRA, restricting the use of the same radial artery for future procedures and as a conduit for coronary artery bypass graft.

Recommendation for RAO reduction from consensus paper ^*1

How to do Patent hemostasis

RACOMAP trial

The illustration is prepared by Terumo Corporation to indicate an example of patent hemostasis

Protocol example

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Protocol example^*1 of Charles University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech
provided by Dr. Ivo Bernat

Reference

• 1. Bernat I, Aminian A, Pancholy S, et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019;12(22):2235-2246.
• 2. Cubero JM, Lombardo J, Pedrosa C, et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009;73(4):467-472.