CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL, cilt.23, sa.3, ss.324-332, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Catheter entrapment due to severe radial artery spasm (RAS) during transradial coronary catheterization has been rarely reported and its management is not precisely defined. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, predictors and management of catheter entrapment due to severe RAS.