"Radial Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D017534
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Radial Artery- Radial Artery
- Arteries, Radial
- Artery, Radial
- Radial Arteries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radial Artery" by people in Profiles.
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Arterial graft choice and outcomes within the Veterans Administration: A 20-year review of 47,525 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr; 171(4):936-943.e1.
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Femoral versus radial access for middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematomas: multicenter propensity score matched study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Jul 14; 17(8):890-897.
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Radial Artery Sheath Entrapment and?Avulsion. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2024 03; 35(3):481-482.
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Open Radial Artery Study. Am J Cardiol. 2024 01 15; 211:130-136.
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Cardiovascular Outcomes of Transulnar Versus Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Angiography and Intervention: A Regression Matched Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiol. 2023 08 15; 201:92-100.
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Arterial Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Who, When, and Why. Tex Heart Inst J. 2023 05 01; 50(3).
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The Evolving Role of Transradial Access in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2023 04 01; 192:258-260.
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Radial arterial access is a safe alternative to brachial artery and femoral artery access for endovascular lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Mar; 77(3):870-876.
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A Meta-Analysis of Traditional Radial Access and Distal Radial Access in Transradial Access for Percutaneous Coronary Procedures. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2023 01; 46:21-26.
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Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Comparing Distal Transradial Versus Conventional Transradial Approach for Coronary Procedures. Am J Cardiol. 2022 06 15; 173:147-149.