Review Article

Left Distal Transradial Approach for Coronary Intervention: Insights from Early Clinical Experience and Future Directions

Table 2

Procedural data from preliminary researches of distal transradial approach.

AuthorPuncture successProcedural successSheathPT (min)FT (min)Major complications
5 Fr6 Fr7 FrHematomaRAOdRAO

Kiemeneij66 (94)62 (89)22 (31)40 (58)0 (0)24.89.61 (1.5)0 (0)1 (1.5)
Lee JW191 (96)190 (95)41 (25)62 (33)1 (1)35.611.314 (7.4)0 (0)0 (0)
Valsecchi47 (90)47 (90)1 (2)50 (96)0 (0)43NANANANA
Kim140 (93)132 (88)0 (0)132 (88)0 (0)NANA0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Soydan54 (100)52 (96)0 (0)54 (100)0 (0)NA9.60 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Gasparini37 (90)32 (78)0 (0)5 (12.2)32 (78.1)NA61.40 (0)0 (0)2 (4.3)

Procedural success: CAG or PCI is completed successfully by using ldTRA. dRAO: distal radial artery occlusion; Fr: French; FT: fluoroscopy time; NA: not available; PT: procedural time; RAO: radial artery occlusion.