Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the 126 patients who underwent rotational atherectomy via radial or femoral access.
Vascular access | TR (n = 59) | TF (n = 67) | P-value |
Age, yr | 69.3 ± 1.3 | 72.9 ± 1.6 | 0.082 |
Males | 42 (71%) | 34 (51%) | 0.031 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.6 ± 6.5 | 25.1 ± 4.8 | 0.593 |
Smoking | 6 (10%) | 8 (12%) | 0.975 |
Hypertension | 43 (73%) | 56 (84%) | 0.214 |
Diabetes | 30 (50%) | 38 (57%) | 0.631 |
Hyperlipidemia | 35 (59%) | 41 (61%) | 0.975 |
Previous cerebral vascular accident | 4 (7%) | 9 (13%) | 0.352 |
Chronic kidney disease(Stage 4 and 5) | 14 (24%) | 19 (29%) | 0.699 |
Previous myocardial infarction | 6 (10%) | 11 (16%) | 0.445 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). TF: transfemoral; TR: transradial.