Early reports showed lower complication rates among other advantages for the radial procedure but these were largely case series.
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1. AKI after cardiac cath
2. Lack of toxicity w/ venous contrast
3. Decreased AKI with radial cath
Is sub-clinical cholesterol emboli syndrome.
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