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Trial reportJournal of interventional cardiology2022

Distal Radial Artery Access in comparison to Forearm Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization: A Randomized Controlled Trial (DARFORA Trial).

Yunis Daralammouri, Zaher Nazzal, Yahya S Mosleh, Heba K Abdulhaq, Zafer Y Khayyat, Yousef El Hamshary, Murad Azamtta, Ahmed Ghanim, Fateh Awwad, Sajed Majadla and 3 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of interventional cardiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05626660 completednot on this map

Comparison Between Right and Left Radial Approach in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Procedures

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2022 to 2025Enrolled100ConditionsCoronary Artery DiseaseArmsCoronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention
NCT06986889 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

COmparison of the HaNd DysFunction in Coronary Diagnosis and INtervention Via Distal vs Conventional Radial AccEss: Randomized Controlled Trial (CONFINE)

TypeinterventionalSponsorWujin People's HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled640ConditionsCoronary Arterial Disease (CAD), Distal Raidal Artery, Hand FunctionsArmsConventional radial artery access, Distal radial artery access
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Distal versus proximal radial access in coronary angiography: a meta-analysis.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026
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  3. Efficacy and Safety of Distal Radial Artery Access versus Proximal Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2025
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  8. Radial artery access in interventional cardiology: a review of current practices.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Yunis DaralammouriDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-9751
Zaher NazzalDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2655-6109
Yahya S MoslehDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Heba K AbdulhaqDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Zafer Y KhayyatDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Yousef El HamsharyDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-8630
Murad AzamttaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Ahmed GhanimDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Fateh AwwadDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Sajed MajadlaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2030-4728
Mosab MareeDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-2400
Jihad HamaidaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-2294
Yahia IsmailDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-5212
An-Najah National University · PS

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In our clinical practice, conventional radial access has been employed routinely for coronary procedures. The distal radial artery (DRA) access site has recently emerged as a novel technique in cardiac procedures. Objectives: This study compares distal radial access to standard forearm radial access (FRA) in terms of feasibility, outcomes, and complications. Method: This prospective, randomized trial was conducted at a single center. The patients were chosen from An-Najah National University Hospital's catheterization laboratory between December 2019 and November 2020. A total of 209 patients were randomized into two groups: DRA group ( Results: Access was successful in 98% of patients in both the groups. The DRA group had a longer puncture duration and a higher number of attempts (duration: 56.6 ± 61.1 s DRA Conclusions: DRA is a safe and practical alternative to FRA for coronary angiography and intervention. The overtime learning curve is expected to improve puncture-related outcomes.

Indexed as

Percutaneous Coronary InterventionRadial ArteryCardiac CatheterizationCoronary AngiographyForearmHumansProspective StudiesTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID35911661
PMCPMC9307355
OpenAlexW4285589520

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