PCI & AimRadial 2018 | Right Heart Access by Radial - Ian C Gilchrist

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Ian C Gilchrist, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine
Penn State’s Hershey Medical Center
Heart & Vascular Institute
Hershey, PA
Dorsal Radial Artery/Vein Access
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Arm Veins: Original Cardiac Access
Forssmann Klinische Wochenschrift 1929;8(45)2085-7.
Werner Forssmann

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Why Bother?
Safety & Convenience

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Case & Point
Icg/HMC cath lab
Access:
Radial artery
RIJ vein
Complication:
Pneumothorax
There is room for a safer
way to the right heart &
central venous system
This is no longer paid for in the United States

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An Enlightened Radial Operator
Brachial
Artery
Cutdown
Percutaneous
Femoral
Access
Transradial
Arterial
Access
Complete Forearm
Vascular
Access
Transradial
Cutdown
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Venous System Access
Before entering the cath lab
Nurse Heparin LockIV Catheter (20 g)
+ +
Nurse places heparin lock in forearm for use in
the catheterization lab for venous sheath access.
• saves time
• improves cath lab efficiency
• fosters team building

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Heparin Locks, Needles & Wires
Heparin lock on angiocath
Micropuncture needle
Micropuncture needle impaled in Heparin Lock
(remove both in block off field for sterility)
Wire holder

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Try in cath lab ± tourniquet
Inspect arm carefully
Don’t forget the other arm
Floor nurses unable to get access?
°C
Christen, et al. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2004;44:659–664
Trouble Shooting

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No Touch Technology
Use non-invasive (no touch) technology to
localize vein & its path for superficial vessels
Uses absorption of hemoglobin to localize
vessels
AccuVein Device

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Photo’s by Mauricio Cohn, MD Miami, Fl
Ultrasound for
deep vessels
Photo’s by Mauricio Cohn, MD Miami, Fl
Photo’s by Mauricio Cohn, MD Miami, Fl
Pressure
Everyone has veins!
Trouble Shooting- No Veins

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Sheath in But No Return Flow
Source: Hadaway LC. Nursing 2005;35(8):54-61
Vein: low pressure system that
collapses easily
As long as everything flushes & perforation is not otherwise a concern, it is probably in the lumen
Trouble Shooting
Veins also have valves
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Venous System: Typical Patterns
Radial (lateral) veins lead
equally to either Cephalic
or Basilic veins
Ulnar (medial) veins
usually continue as Basilic
vein
Chun et al. Radiology. 2003;226:918-920.

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Upper Venous Junction
Cephalic vein joins the Axillary vein
at a T-Junction.
– Defines start of the subclavian &
central venous system
– Location most likely to cause
technical issues

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Navigating a Sticky RA
10cc H2O
Credit: Samir B. Pancholy, MD

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Jetting Across the RA
Initial approach to tricuspid valve 10cc of flush via lumen
Video Credit: Samir B. Pancholy, MD

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Arm Trauma
EPS Devices Breast Cancer
Lymphodemia
Contraindications/Cautions
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Summary
Finish with hemostasis just like removing an IV
Can replace sheath with large IV-cath if needed
It is simple & extends the potential arm access
Learning both arterial & venous
techniques will make you a
better cardiologist
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Thank you
icg1@psu.edu