Dr. Oz Visits Stanford University Medical–Discussing Radial Artery Access, The Wrist And Not The Leg

I first wrote about this back in 2010 on how the stents are done on an outpatient basis and the stent travels via your wrist and not the groin area. When you watch the videos, the “groin” area is called the “old fashioned way”.

A coronary stent is a tiny mesh tube that helps open up blood vessels clogged with cholesterol, fat and other stuff that leads to heart disease. Stenting is usually preceded by angioplasty, which involves expanding a balloon inside the artery to crush the plaque

At Stanford Hospital Coronary Stent Processes Are Done On As an Outpatient Procedure–Using the Radial Artery in the Wrist

Click on the image below to view the video at the Dr. Oz website. The doctor states to be sure and ask if the procedure is available as not all hospitals are doing it via the wrist yet and you want to make sure you have a doctor who has experience with the procedure as well.