Coronary Catheter Course Via the Left Radial Approach Is Diametrically Opposed to the Course Via the Femoral Approach: A Stroke ParadoxNovel Teaching Points

• Sumit Sohal, MD, MS,
• Muhammad Zain Khakwani, MD,
• Zainab Sandhu,
• Dina El-Sayed, MD,
• Rajiv Tayal, MD, MPH,
• Sergio Waxman, MD, MBA,
• Najam Wasty, MD

Affiliations

Sumit Sohal, MD, MS

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Muhammad Zain Khakwani, MD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Zainab Sandhu

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Dina El-Sayed, MD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Rajiv Tayal, MD, MPH

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA

Sergio Waxman, MD, MBA

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Najam Wasty, MD

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Corresponding author: Dr Najam Wasty, RWJ-BH Newark Beth Israel Medical Centre, 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112, USA. Tel.: +1-201-404-9359