Research Article
[Retracted] Coronary Angiography Safety between Transradial and Transfemoral Access
Table 2
Procedural and postprocedural outcome of patients (
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| | Variables | Transradial CAG (; %) | Transfemoral CAG (; %) | value |
| | Catheters used | | | | | (a) Single catheter | 1034 (96.1) | 10 (1.1) | 0.24 | | (b) Catheter (AL/AR/ JR/JL) | 42 (4.9.) | 911 (98.9) | | | Crossover rate | | | | | (a) Radial to femoral | 31 (2.9) | — | 0.001 | | (b) Femoral to radial | — | 3 (0.3) | | | UFH | 1076 (100%) | 921 (100) | 0.22 | | Duration of radial artery compression (Hr.) | 2.1 ± 0.2 | — | 0.12 | | Fluoroscopy time (min) | 2.46 ± 1.22 | 2.83 ± 1.31 | 0.32 | | Radiation dose (Gy × cm2) | 24.2 ± 4.21 | 22.3 ± 3.46 | 0.43 | | Procedure duration | 8.89 ± 2.72 | 9.33 ± 2.82 | 0.56 | | Contrast volume (mL) | 67.52 ± 22.54 | 71.63 ± 25.41 | 0.32 | | Serum creatinine (mg/dL), post-CAG | 1.3 ± 0.2 (6 ± 4.5) | 1.4 ± 0.15 (8 ± 2.6) | 0.41 | | RAO | 56 (5.2) | — | — | | Vasospasm | 28 (2.6) | — | — | | Local site complication | 43 (3.9) | 70 (7.6) | 0.04 | | Local site pain | 21 (1.9) | 38 (4.1) | 0.04 | | Haematoma | 9 (0.83) | 13 (1.4) | 0.001 | | Local site paraesthesia | 13 (1.2) | 19 (2.1) | 0.03 |
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Including one for crossover; UFH: unfractionated heparin; CAG: Coronary Arteriography; RAO: radial artery occlusion.
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