Abstract
Hemostasis and radial artery occlusion is the chapter No.10 in the textbook Best Practices for Transradial Aproach in Diagnostic Angiography and Intervention. The goal of this chapter and the whole textbook is to provide an in-depth review and critical analysis of available data in literature.
This chapter contains the following subsections: introduction, radial artery occlusion (RAO) definition and incidence, assessment of radial artery patency, pathophysiology of RAO, factors associated with increased risk of RAO and predictors of RAO, clinical sequelae of RAO, traetment of RAO and Conclusion.