Impact of Catheter Sheath Insertion into the Radial Artery on Vascular Endothelial Function Assessed by Reactive Hyperemia Peripheral Arterial Tonometry

摘要

The transradial approach has been used for coronary procedures, but this procedure carries a risk of injury to the endothelium of the radial artery. In this study, the vascular dysfunction caused by transradial catheterization was examined using reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT), a recently developed technique for assessing endothelial function in digits, and the differences in injuries were compared according to the size of sheath.