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ArticleCureus2024

Effectiveness and Safety of Left Distal Transradial Access in Coronary Procedures in the Caribbean.

Naveen A Seecheran, Abel Y Leyva Quert, Valmiki K Seecheran, Rajeev V Seecheran, Arun Katwaroo, Cathy-Lee Jagdeo, Salma Rafeeq, Priya Ramcharan, Lakshmipathi Peram, Ravi Ramlal and 3 more

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. 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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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Naveen A SeecheranClinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.
Abel Y Leyva QuertCardiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Valmiki K SeecheranInternal Medicine, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Rajeev V SeecheranInternal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita, USA.
Arun KatwarooInternal Medicine, Trinidad Institute of Medical Technology, St. Augustine, TTO.
Cathy-Lee JagdeoCardiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Salma RafeeqCardiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Priya RamcharanCardiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Lakshmipathi PeramCardiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Ravi RamlalCardiology, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope, TTO.
Anil RamlackhansinghClinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.
Stanley GiddingsClinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.
Sherry SandyClinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, TTO.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis retrospective study investigated the effectiveness and safety of left distal transradial access (LDTRA) in patients with cardiovascular disease in Trinidad undergoing coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

methodProcedural parameters, including technical success and safety outcomes such as vascular complications and radial artery occlusion (RAO), were assessed in 111 consecutive patients undergoing CAG or PCI from January 2023 to June 2023 at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Trinidad and Tobago. Eighty-eight patients underwent LDTRA, while 23 received left transradial access (LTRA).

resultsThere was no difference in procedural success with LDTRA compared to LTRA, 90.9% vs. 100%,

conclusionsLDTRA is effective and safe for coronary procedures and is associated with a shorter hemostasis time. This study may prove clinically pertinent in a limited-resource Caribbean setting.

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distal transradial access (dtra)primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pci)radial artery occlusion (rao)snuffbox accesstransradial access (tra)

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PMCPMC10880138

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