Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of all 160 procedures in 111 patients.
| Procedural characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Elective coronary and grafts angiography | 51 (45.9%) |
| Urgency coronary and grafts angiography | 38 (34.2%) |
| Elective PCI | 22 (19.8%) |
| Primary PCI | 6 (5.4%) |
| Ad hoc PCI (following urgency or elective CGAG) | 43 (38.7%) |
| Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance | 5 (4.5%) |
| CTO PCI | 2 (1.8%) |
| Rotational atherecthomy | 1 (0.9%) |
| Coronary artery territory treated by PCI | |
| Left Main | 7 (6.3%) |
| Left anterior descending artery (LAD) and/or branches | 14 (12.6%) |
| Left Circumflex (LCx) artery and/or branches | 17 (15.3%) |
| Right coronary artery (RCA) and/or branches | 25 (22.5%) |
| Ramus Intermedius | 1 (0.9%) |
| SVG-RCA | 4 (3.6%) |
| SVG-LAD | 4 (3.6%) |
| SVG-LCx | 6 (5.4%) |
| SVG-RI | 1 (0.9%) |
| LIMA-LAD | 4 (3.6%) |
| Successful dTRA sheath insertion (out of all 111 patients) | 106 (95.5%) |
| ldTRA | 83 (74.8%) |
| redo ldTRA | 2 (1.8%) |
| rdTRA | 24 (21.6%) |
| redo rdTRA | 1 (0.9%) |
| Bilateral dTRA (ldTRA and rdTRA) | 1 (0.9%) |
| Sheath size of dTRA | |
| 6Fr | 110 (99.1%) |
| 7Fr | 1 (0.9%) |
| Hemostasis of dTRA | |
| TR BAND radial compression device® | 109 (98.2%) |
| Handmade folded gauze hemostatic pad | 2 (1.8%) |
| Crossover to another access site (out of all 111 patients) | 5 (4.5%) |
| ldTRA - > lsTRA (LIMA graft) | 1 (0.9%) |
| ldTRA - > lsTRA (LIMA graft) - > right TFA | 2 (1.8%) |
| ldTRA - > right TFA (LIMA graft) | 2 (1.8%) |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).
CGAG, coronary and grafts angiography; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SVG, saphenous vein graft; RCA, right coronary artery; LAD, left anterior descending; LCx, left circumflex; Dg, diagonal branch; LIMA, left internal mammary artery; dTRA, distal transradial access; ldTRA, left distal transradial access; rdTRA, right distal transradial access; Fr, French; lsTRA, left standard transradial access; TFA, transfemoral access.