MUCH has been written about occlusive disease involving the great vessels of the aortic arch since the first reports on this subject by Savory 1 in 1856 and Broadbent 2 in 1875. This clinical entity, ...
Chest pain isn't the only heart attack sign; discomfort in the left arm is a vital clue. This occurs because shared nerve pathways confuse the brain, interpreting cardiac distress as arm pain.
For patients undergoing transradial PCI, procedures done through the left arm compare similarly in terms of outcomes to those on the right, with the former potentially conveying a small benefit with ...