Learn how valley doctors are using the wrist to help detect heart disease.
Cardiac patients in the Central Valley may have a more comfortable alternative when testing for potential heart problems. The transradial angiogram uses the radial artery, or wrist, as the point of entry for angiograms and angioplasties. Typically this procedure is performed through the femoral artery, or groin.
The wrist method has proven to reduce bleeding complications, shorten recovery time and keep pain to a minimum for cardiac patients.
The transradial angiogram is widely used on the East Coast and in other countries but it has been slow to catch on in California. It requires precision to get into the small radial artery and although it is not part of the typical training, the number of doctors who can perform the procedure is growing on the west coast.
Leading the way is Community Regional Medical Center which is fortunate to have one of the few doctors on the West Coast performing this technique. There also are plans to develop more surgeons capable of conducting transradial angiograms.
For more information about cardiac care at Community Medical Centers, click: www.CommunityMedical.org.
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