Abstract

We present an 11year-old boy with a weak right radial pulse, and describe the successful application of vascular ultrasound to identify the ulnar artery dominance and a thin right radial artery with below normal Doppler flow velocity that could explain the discrepancy. The implications of identifying this anomaly are discussed.

Publication details

DOI
10.18295/2075-0528.1350
Journal
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(1), 116-119
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY-ND 4.0

Cite this article

APA 7

Venugopalan, P., Sivakumar, P., Oates, R. G., & Crispian (2025). Weak Radial Artery Pulse: An unusual congenital cause. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(1), 116-119. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1350

MLA 9

Venugopalan, Poothirikovil, et al. "Weak Radial Artery Pulse: An unusual congenital cause." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2025, pp. 116-119. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1350.

Chicago (author–date)

Venugopalan, Poothirikovil, Puthuval Sivakumar, Robert G. Oates, and Crispian. 2025. "Weak Radial Artery Pulse: An unusual congenital cause." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 12 (1): 116-119. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1350.

Harvard

Venugopalan, P., Sivakumar, P., Oates, R. G. and Crispian (2025) 'Weak Radial Artery Pulse: An unusual congenital cause', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 12(1), pp. 116-119. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1350.

Vancouver

Venugopalan P, Sivakumar P, Oates RG, Crispian. Weak Radial Artery Pulse: An unusual congenital cause. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;12(1):116-119. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1350

IEEE

P. Venugopalan, P. Sivakumar, R. G. Oates, and Crispian, "Weak Radial Artery Pulse: An unusual congenital cause," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 116-119, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1350.