cardiotomskСибирский журнал клинической и экспериментальной медициныSiberian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine2713-29272713-265XTSU publishing10.29001/2073-8552-2018-33-3-9-16cardiotomsk-549Research ArticleОБЗОРЫ И ЛЕКЦИИREVIEWS AND LECTURESОККЛЮЗИЯ ЛУЧЕВОЙ АРТЕРИИ ПОСЛЕ ИНТЕРВЕНЦИОННЫХ ПРОЦЕДУР, ВЫПОЛНЕННЫХ ТРАНСРАДИАЛЬНЫМ ДОСТУПОМ. ПРЕДИКТОРЫ, ПУТИ СОКРАЩЕНИЯ ЧАСТОТЫ ОСЛОЖНЕНИЯRADIAL ARTERY OCCLUSION AFTER INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED THROUGH THE RADIAL ACCESS. PREDICTORS, STRATEGY TO REDUCE FREQUENCYОгнерубовД. В.OgnerubovD. V.

аспирант отдела рентгенэндоваскулярных методов диагностики и лечения

121552, Российская Федерация, Москва, ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15а

Postgraduate Student of Catheterization Laboratory

15a, 3rd Cherepkovskaya str., Moscow, 121552, Russian Federation

ferux_2008@mail.ruПроваторовС. И.ProvatorovS. I.

д-р мед. наук, старший научный сотрудник отдела легочной гипертензии и других заболеваний сердца

121552, Российская Федерация, Москва, ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15а

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Senior Researcher, Department of Pulmonary Hypertension and Other Heart Diseases

15a, 3rd Cherepkovskaya str., Moscow, 121552, Russian Federation

МеркуловЕ. В.MerkulovE. V.

д-р мед. наук. профессор, старший научный сотрудник отдела рентгенэндоваскулярных методов диагностики и лечения

121552, Российская Федерация, Москва, ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15а

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Senior Researcher,Catheterization Laboratory

15a, 3rd Cherepkovskaya str., Moscow, 121552, Russian Federation

ТерещенкоА. С.TereshchenkoA. S.

канд. мед. наук, научный сотрудник отдела рентгенэндоваскулярных методов диагностики и лечения

121552, Российская Федерация, Москва, ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15а

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Researcher, Catheterization Laboratory

15a, 3rd Cherepkovskaya str., Moscow, 121552, Russian Federation

СамкоА. Н.SamkoA. N.

д-р мед. наук, профессор, руководитель отдела рентгенэндоваскулярных методов диагностики и лечения

121552, Российская Федерация, Москва, ул. 3-я Черепковская, 15а

Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Catheterization Laboratory

15a, 3rd Cherepkovskaya str., Moscow, 121552, Russian Federation

Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр кардиологии Министерства здравоохранения Российской ФедерацииРоссияNational Cardiology Research Center of Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationRussian Federation201826112018333916Copyright © Огнерубов Д.В., Проваторов С.И., Меркулов Е.В., Терещенко А.С., Самко А.Н., 20182018Огнерубов Д.В., Проваторов С.И., Меркулов Е.В., Терещенко А.С., Самко А.Н.Ognerubov D.V., Provatorov S.I., Merkulov E.V., Tereshchenko A.S., Samko A.N.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.sibjcem.ru/jour/article/view/549

Представлен анализ литературы, посвященной анатомии лучевой артерии и использованию ее в качестве доступа при интервенционных вмешательствах. Также описаны механизмы развития окклюзии лучевой артерии, пути ее предотвращения и лечения.

This review is devoted to anatomy of the radial artery, and its utilization as an access for interventional procedures. Also, the article depicts pathological mechanisms of the radial artery occlusion, ways of prevention and treatment of this complication.

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