Muhammad Aqeel, Khurshid Ali, Iqra Shahzad, Iftikhar Hussain, Rasheed Ahmad, Khurram Shahzad.
Rate of Radial Artery Patency on the Basis of Clinical and Radiological Examination at One Month Follow-Up Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
J Cardiovascular Dis Jan ;17(3):141-7.

BACKGROUND: Trans-radial angioplasty has various advantages over trans-femoral approach and it is a feasible route for percutaneous coronary intervention and may be related to occlusion of radial because of its significant complication, radial artery occlusion. AIMS & OBJECTIVE: the objective of the study is to assess the radial artery patency after transradial coronary intervention. MATERIAL & METHODS: the observational prospective study was carried out at cardiology department at Punjab Institute of Cardiology Lahore from October 2020 to March 2021. by non-probability consecutive sampling. All the patients who underwent transradial coronary intervention were enrolled for the study and were assessed for radial artery occlusion (RAO) after one month follow-up. Radial blood flow, demographic characteristics and risk factors was recorded during the study. Data was analyzed and expressed as mean +- S.D. and percentages. RESULTS: the study included 155 patients, out of which 15 developed radial artery occlusion. Significant difference was observed for gender (p=0.04) and age (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Trans radial approach (TRA) is a safe procedure and have huge range of benefits over transfemoral approach. Comparatively higher number of radial artery patency patients in our study further supports the well-established safety of transradial approach.

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