Comparison of the Systematic Versus the Selective Use of Heparin for the Prevention of Radial Artery Occlusion
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Brief Summary
Randomized study comparing the systematic use of heparin (standard of care) against an elective use of heparin to prevent radial artery occlusion after a percutaneous catheterization using a dual-artery compression system.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Any patient referred for a diagnostic transradial catheterism Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to understand study design or provide informed consent * Unable to receive antiplatelet therapy with aspirina and/or clopidogrel-prasugrel and/or ticagrelor and intravenous anticoagulant derived from heparine or bivalirudine * Local condition such as hematoma or pseudo-aneurims precluding radial or ulnar access. * Presence of plethysmographic waveform with simultaneous radial and ulnar occlusive compression (due to colaterals or interouseous artery) precluding the evaluation of patent hemostasis.