Radial artery access use in percutaneous cardiac interventions (PCI) is associated with a lower risk of vascular complications, bleeding and major adverse cardiac events including cardiac death in the long-term follow-up. Intra-radial administration of vasodilatory drugs, transiently painful for the patient, reduces the risk of spasm and is currently the standard technique performed worldwide. However, the efficacy of intravenous administration of vasodilatory drugs has never been evaluated.
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Maximal radial artery diameter dilation, measured by echo-doppler, after administration of vasodilatory drugs by intravenous or intra-radial route.
Timeframe: 5 minutes after vasodilatory drugs administration