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. 2016 Aug 3;3(2):e000397. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000397

Table 3.

Radiation exposure (fluoroscopy time in minutes)

Femoral
n=55 459
mean (SD)
Radial
n=3033
mean (SD)
p Value RD (%)
Overall
n=58 492
14.3 (10.9) 18.2 (12.3) <0.0001 21.4
CABG history
n=12 398
17.4 (12.0)
n=11 999
23.3 (15.2)
n=399
<0.0001 25.3
NSTEMI
n=50 589
14.4 (10.9)
n=47 805
18.3 (12.5)
n=2784
<0.0001 21.3
CABG and NSTEMI
n=11 803
17.4 (12.1)
n=11 410
23.4 (15.3)
n=393
<0.0001 25.6

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction; RD, relative difference.