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== | ===Relative Contraindications=== | ||
* Absence of palpable [[radial artery]] pulse | |||
* Abnormal [[Allen test]] ([[oximetry]]/ [[plethysmography]]), indicating that only one artery supplies the hand | |||
* Presence of upper extremity peripheral vascular disease such as [[Buerger's disease]] and severe [[Raynaud's disease]] | |||
* Presence of arteriovenous shunt for dialysis | |||
* Potential use of the radial artery as a conduit for aortocoronary bypass | |||
* [[Cellulitis]] or other infections over the [[radial artery]] | |||
* Coagulation defects (relative) | |||
* Patients who may require intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation ([[IABP]]) | |||
* Devices that are not compatible in 7F or smaller sheaths such as TEC, larger Rotoblator burrs, certain stents | |||
* Congenital abnormalities of upper limb vasculature such as extreme tortuosity, anomalous take off of the [[radial artery]], or severe [[atherosclerosis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Relative Contraindications
- Absence of palpable radial artery pulse
- Abnormal Allen test (oximetry/ plethysmography), indicating that only one artery supplies the hand
- Presence of upper extremity peripheral vascular disease such as Buerger's disease and severe Raynaud's disease
- Presence of arteriovenous shunt for dialysis
- Potential use of the radial artery as a conduit for aortocoronary bypass
- Cellulitis or other infections over the radial artery
- Coagulation defects (relative)
- Patients who may require intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation (IABP)
- Devices that are not compatible in 7F or smaller sheaths such as TEC, larger Rotoblator burrs, certain stents
- Congenital abnormalities of upper limb vasculature such as extreme tortuosity, anomalous take off of the radial artery, or severe atherosclerosis