CVIA Journal

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal.  With distal transradial access (dTRA), the postoperative compression time remains significantly longer than the recommended range via in practice. This study investigates whether intravenous protamine sulfate might shorten the postoperative compression time and increase safety after coronary angiography via dTRA.

In this retrospective study, patients who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled and divided into two groups. The study group received a slow intravenous injection of 15–20 mg protamine sulfate before sheath retraction. The primary endpoint was the puncture compression time after coronary angiography.

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