Research Article
Safety and Feasibility of Ultrasound-Guided Access for Coronary Interventions through Distal Left Radial Route
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients.
| | Left distal radial access | Right radial access | p value |
| | Study patients (n) | 108 | 121 | --- | | Mean age (years) | 57.7 ± 11.4 | 59.3 ± 10.4 | 0.27 | | Males (%) | 68.5 | 71.1 | 0.77 | | Previous risk factors | | Hypertension, n (%) | 76 (70.4) | 82 (67.8) | 0.78 | | Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 59 (54.6) | 69 (57.0) | 0.79 | | Current smoking, n (%) | 26 (24.1) | 36 (29.8) | 0.37 | | Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 53 (49.1) | 62 (51.2) | 0.79 | | Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 2 (1.9) | 4 (3.3) | 0.69 | | Prior PCI, n (%) | 7 (6.5) | 8 (6.6) | 1.00 | | Prior CABG, n (%) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (2.5) | 1.00 | | Provisional diagnosis | | NSTE-ACS, n (%) | 57 (52.8) | 73 (60.3) | 0.29 | | Chronic stable angina, n (%) | 8 (7.4) | 12 (9.9) | 0.64 | | STEMI, n (%) | 1 (0.9) | 22 (18.2) | 0.0001 | | Others, n (%) | 42 (38.9) | 14 (11.6) | 0.0001 |
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PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; NSTE-ACS: non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome; STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction.
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