A Comparative Analysis between Ultrasound-Guided and Conventional Distal Transradial Access for Coronary Angiography and Intervention

Table 1

Patient and procedural characteristics.

	U group (61 patients, 65 procedures)	C group (76 patients, 79 procedures)	value
Age, years	70.4 ± 10.5	74.1 ± 9.6	0.03
Male, %	42 (69)	53 (70)	0.91
Height, cm	161.4 ± 10.4	162.1 ± 9.0	0.67
Weight, kg	64.6 ± 16.1	62.0 ± 11.3	0.27
BMI, kg/m^2	25.0 ± 4.0	23.8 ± 3.5	0.08
Smoking, %	14 (23)	19 (25)	0.86
Hypertension, %	48 (79)	60 (79)	0.97
Diabetes mellitus, %	30 (49)	29 (38)	0.20
Dyslipidemia, %	45 (74)	52 (68)	0.49
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m^2	62.8 ± 26.6	60.9 ± 21.6	0.65
CKD, %	22 (36)	29 (38)	0.80
Hemodialysis, %	6 (10)	4 (5)	0.31
PAD, %	5 (8)	4 (5)	0.49
CVD, %	4 (7)	4 (5)	0.75
Prior MI, %	6 (10)	6 (8)	0.69
Aspirin, %	53 (87)	62 (82)	0.40
Thienopyridine, %	42 (69)	55 (72)	0.65
Anticoagulant, %	5 (8)	7 (9)	0.83
Left hand, %	17 (27)	23 (29)	0.60
Sheath size
4 Fr, %	0	2 (3)	0.32
5 Fr, %	57 (88)	64 (81)
6 Fr, %	8 (12)	13 (16)
CAG, %	45 (69)	55 (70)	0.96
PCI, %	20 (31)	24 (30)

BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; PAD, peripheral artery disease; CVD, cerebral vascular disease; MI, myocardial infarction; CAG, coronary angiography; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.