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    Answer:

    It looks like the guide catheter was stuck in the radial artery. Spasm could be a factor and sometime the edge of the guide catheter (which is a bit sharp) can make advancement hard. 

    Tip:

    So, all the above suggestions are reasonable and worth trying. However, another technique you can do is to advance an interventional guide-wire into the guide catheter, then advance a balloon over it and make part of it inside the catheter and the other outside it, then inflate that balloon to a low pressure, after that you may be able to advance the catheter and the balloon together  (Watch attached video).

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    • Inflating the balloon and advancing the guide is a risk to scrape and damage the vascular system .

      AUCATH guide Hydrophilic works 100% of the time

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        Thanks @Khaled Sleik . Will try it in future. Thanks for the tip!

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