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"Distal radial first": feasibility and safety for coronary angiography and PCI in Australia.
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- Distal radial access for complex percutaneous coronary interventions: current evidence and future perspectives.Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics · 2026Review
- Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients aged ≤40 years: a 10-year single-centre cohort study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Distal transradial artery (dTRA) access offers benefits to patients and operators. Aims: We sought to determine the feasibility and safety of the dTRA as a first-line vascular access site and to evaluate predictors of dTRA approach success. Methods: This retrospective cohort study analysed consecutive patients from three Australian centres who underwent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention via the dTRA (from November 2019 to December 2023). The primary outcome was procedural success (completion of a case using the dTRA puncture site). Secondary outcomes were access site crossover, procedural safety, arterial patency at follow-up, and predictors of procedural success. Results: A total of 1,692 patients were included (mean age 70.6±10.5 years, 59% male [n=993], mean body mass index [BMI] 31.0±7.0 kg/m Conclusions: The "distal radial first" approach is feasible and safe for coronary procedures. Factors associated with procedural success include increased operator experience, a low BMI, and hypertension.
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