Angioplasty through the wrist backed by new study

18 August 2008, 7:44 pm

The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.Now a major study shows going through the wrist instead can significantly lower the risk of bleeding _ without the discomfort of lying flat for hours while the incision site seals up.Just one in 100 angioplasties is done via the wrist, and the approach isn't for everyone. But Monday's study promises to spur more specialists to use the method.... read more

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