"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radial Artery" by people in Profiles.
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Endoscopic Versus Open Radial Artery Harvesting: A Population-Level Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 06; 121(6):1385-1393.
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Radial-first to wrist-first: Transulnar arterial access for diagnostic cerebral angiography and neurovascular intervention. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 11; 258:109141.
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Intraoperative angiography in neurosurgery: temporal trend, access site, and operative indication considerations from a 6-year institutional experience. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Oct 14; 16(11):1187-1193.
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The Zoom RDL radial access system for neurointervention: An early single-center experience. J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Feb 12; 16(3):266-271.
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Feasibility and safety of transradial intraoperative angiography for neurosurgery: An institutional experience. Interv Neuroradiol. 2026 Apr; 32(2):170-176.
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Transradial versus transfemoral approach for percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2022 Sep 05; 8(6):640-650.
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Transradial versus Transfemoral Approaches in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroendovascular Interventions: A Meta-Analysis of Current Literature. World Neurosurg. 2022 08; 164:e694-e705.
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The Transulnar Approach to Coronary Angiography and Intervention: Assessing the Anatomy of the Ulnar Artery Using Angiography. J Invasive Cardiol. 2022 03; 34(3):E164-E170.
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Lessons Learned After 760 Neurointerventions via the Upper Extremity Vasculature: Pearls and Pitfalls. Neurosurgery. 2021 05 13; 88(6):E510-E522.
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Safe and rapid radial hemostasis achieved using a novel topical hemostatic patch: Results of a first-in-human pilot study using hydrophobically modified polysaccharide-chitosan. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 02; 99(3):786-794.