scholarly journals Feasibility and Safety of the Left Distal Radial Approach in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Bifurcation Lesions

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2204
Author(s):  
Oh-Hyun Lee ◽  
Ji Woong Roh ◽  
Eui Im ◽  
Deok-Kyu Cho ◽  
Myung Ho Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Radial Artery ◽  
Major Bleeding ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Access Site ◽  
Radial Approach ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
Bifurcation Lesions ◽  
Radial Artery Occlusion

Recently, the left distal radial approach (DRA) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be a feasible option, but there are limited data regarding the feasibility of performing bifurcation PCI via the left DRA. Therefore, this study aimed to describe our experience with the contemporary left DRA to perform PCI of bifurcation lesions. Between December 2017 and December 2019, we identified 106 patients treated with bifurcation PCI via the left DRA. We evaluated the success rate of PCI, access-site complications including major bleeding requiring surgery or transfusion, hematoma, distal and forearm radial artery occlusion, and 30-day mortality. Eleven patients (10.4%) treated with left main bifurcation and true bifurcations accounted for 39.6% of cases, with the left anterior descending artery/diagonal branch being the most frequent bifurcation site (57.5%, 61/106). PCI was performed using a 6-French guiding catheter in 101 (95.3%) cases. Successful PCI for bifurcation lesions via the left DRA was achieved in all 106 patients without access-site cross-over. There was no major bleeding, distal and forearm radial artery occlusion, forearm hematoma, or mortality at 30 days. The left DRA is a safe and feasible alternative access site for bifurcation PCI in selected patients.

Radial Artery Occlusion after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention through Transradial Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 2246-2249
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif Farooqi ◽  
Bilal Rafique Malik ◽  
Rehan Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Radial Artery ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Transradial Approach ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
Radial Artery Occlusion

Introduction: Radial artery occlusion may occur after percutaneous coronary intervention when done via transradial approach. The frequency of radial artery occlusion is almost nil in patients after PCI through transradial approach. Thus radial artery approach for PCI can be a good opportunity to conduct the procedure. Objective: To assess the frequency of radial artery occlusion after percutaneous coronary intervention through transradial approach in patients of acute coronary syndrome Material & Methods Study Design: Descriptive case study Settings: Department of Cardiology, Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. Duration: Six months i.e. 1st July 2020 to 31st December 2020. Data Collection: Total 100 patients who underwent PCI through transradial approach 6 months ago were studied. All the selected patients then underwent Doppler scan to assess patency of radial artery. Radial artery occlusion was confirmed by when there was reduced flow in radial artery as compared to the adjacent side artery Results: In this study, the mean age of patients was 54.56 ± 8.96 years. There were 43 (43%) males and 57 (57%) females. The frequency of radial artery occlusion in patients after PCI through transradial approach was seen in 3 (3%) of the patients. Conclusion: Results of this study demonstrates that the frequency of radial artery occlusion is almost nil in patients after PCI through transradial approach. Thus radial artery approach for PCI can be a good opportunity to conduct the procedure. Key Words: Radial artery Occlusion, Transradial approach, percutaneous coronary intervention, acute coronary syndrome

scholarly journals Acute Hand Ischemia and Digital Amputation After Transradial Coronary Intervention in a Patient With CREST Syndrome

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-321
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Earl
Keyword(s):  
Radial Artery ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Artery Occlusion ◽  
Access Site ◽  
Raynaud Phenomenon ◽  
Hand Ischemia ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
Esophageal Dysfunction ◽  
Radial Artery Occlusion ◽  
Digital Amputation

The radial artery approach for coronary angiography and intervention is rapidly replacing the femoral artery approach, largely because it reduces bleeding and vascular access site complications. However, complications associated with transradial access warrant attention, notably radial artery occlusion. This report focuses on a case of radial artery occlusion after percutaneous coronary intervention in a 46-year-old woman with CREST (calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia) syndrome, which ultimately led to acute hand ischemia necessitating amputation of her middle and index fingers.

P4597Impact of operator experience with radial approach for clinical outcome on percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome performed with femoral artery access site

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Tokarek ◽  
A Dziewierz ◽  
K Plens ◽  
T Rakowski ◽  
M Zabojszcz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Radial Artery ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Access Site ◽  
Radial Approach ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Radial Access ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Abstract Introduction Radial approach (RA) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with reduced mortality and access site complications. The routine use of the RA in patients should be strongly considered, keeping in mind the learning curve associated with the technique. However, promotion of RA may interfere with the equally important goal of maintaining proficiency in the femoral approach (FA), which is essential in a variety of procedures as well as when RA fails. There is possible risk of higher rate of complications in PCI with FA performed by operators mainly using radial artery as access site. Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate impact of experience and proficiency with RA for clinical outcomes on PCI via FA in “real-world” patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods A total of 539 invasive cardiologists performing PCI in 151 invasive cardiology centers on the Polish territory between 2014 and 2017 were included in study analysis. Proficiency threshold has been set at >400 procedures during four consecutive years per individual operator. They were categorized to quartiles according to total volume of radial artery utilization during all PCIs. Procedures performed on patients with Killip-Kimball class IV on admission to catheterisation laboratory were excluded from analysis. Results The most of the operators performed >75% of all procedures via radial artery (326 (60.5%)), 112 (20.8%) used RA in 50–75% of cases, 67 (12.4%) in 25–50% of all PCIs and only 34 (6.3%) invasive cardiologist were using RA in less than 25% of all procedures. Mortality during PCI via FA was higher in group of invasive cardiologist with >75% of all procedures performed with radial access (>75% vs. 50–75% vs. 25–50% vs. <25%: 1.63% (±2.52%) vs. 0.93% (±1.05%) vs. 0.68% (±0.73%) vs. 0.31% (±0.40%); p=0.01). A trend towards higher rate of bleeding at the puncture site during PCI procedures with femoral artery were reported in groups of operators with higher expertise in RA (>75% vs. 50–75% vs. 25–50% vs. <25%: 0.43% (±1.09%) vs. 0.14% (±0.36%) vs. 0.21% (±0.45%) vs. 0.14% (±0.37%); p=0.09). Conclusions Higher experience in radial access might be linked to worse outcome in PCI via FA in ACS settings. Femoral artery is important vascular approach and should not be abandoned while learning procedures with radial artery utilization. Acknowledgement/Funding None

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