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ArticleCureus2020

Transradial Versus Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography in Females with Prior Bypass Surgery.

Ahmed Amro, Kanaan Mansoor, Mohammad Amro, Hisham Hirzallah, Amal Sobeih, Damir Kusmic, Ziad Abuhelwa, Majd Kanbour, Adee Elhamdani, Obadah Aqtash and 1 more

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11 authors.

Ahmed AmroCardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Kanaan MansoorInternal Medicine, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Mohammad AmroInternal Medicine, Misr University for Science and Technology, Cairo, EGY.
Hisham HirzallahCardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Amal SobeihInternal Medicine, Al-Najah University, Nablus, PSE.
Damir KusmicInternal Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Ziad AbuhelwaInternal Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, PSE.
Majd KanbourCardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Adee ElhamdaniInternal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, USA.
Obadah AqtashInternal Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.
Mehiar ElhamdaniCardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.

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Abstract

Background Multiple studies have shown that trans-radial access (TRA) for women undergoing coronary angiography/intervention (CA/I) has a lower risk of vascular access site complications as compared with trans-femoral access (TFA). In patients who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), studies also showed no significant difference between TRA and TFA in terms of contrast amount (CA), procedure time (PT), and fluoroscopy time (FT). However, those studies mainly included men. Limited information is available on the relative merits of TRA as compared with TFA for cardiac catheterization in females who previously undergone CABG. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of TRA versus TFA in women with prior CABG surgery who are undergoing CA/I in regard to CA, PT, and FT. Methods In this single-center retrospective cohort study, females with a history of CABG who underwent CA/I in the period from January 2013 to September 2016 were included. A total of 584 patients were included and divided into two groups: TRA group (49 patients) and TFA group (535 patients). The primary endpoints were CA, PT, and FT. The means for the primary outcomes were compared between the two using the independent t-score test. Results A total of 584 female patients with a history of CABG had cardiac catheterization from January 2013 to September 2016 at our center. Trans-femoral access accounted for 91.6% (n=535) of the patients while trans-radial access accounted for 8.4% (n=49) of the patients. A comparison of procedural variables between TRA and TFA revealed that there was no statistical significance in procedure time, fluoroscopy time, or the contrast volume. The access site crossover rate was 6.12% (n=3) from radial to femoral while there was a 0% rate in the femoral to radial access. Conclusion The key findings of this study suggest that in female patients with a prior history of CABG, TRA is an equally reliable and efficacious approach for both diagnostic angiography and intervention compared to TFA.

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cabgcontrastfemalefemoralfluoroscopyradiationright radial artery access

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PMCPMC7045992

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