Size Matters: Moving Toward a Slender Transradial Artery Approach.
Size Matters: Moving Toward a Slender Transradial Artery Approach.
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尺寸很重要:走向细长的经桡动脉入路。
DOI:
10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.012
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2018
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Shah,Binita
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Villablanca,Pedro;Shah,Binita
V AA uthor Man uscript be used in patients with features of high-risk TRA failure is another important component of the equation. Our group performed a single-center randomized trial to evaluate the effect of arterial access site (left vs. right TRA) on radiation parameters in patients with predictors of TRA failure (≥ 3 of 4 following criteria: age≥ 70 years, female sex, height≤ 64 inches, hypertension). In this study, more than 90% of patients enrolled were women with short stature, and parameters of radiation were numerically but not statistically lower with the use of left TRA [12]. No conclusive data, though, are available on the optimal Fr size in these patients at high risk of failure to complete procedures via TRA. If on one hand, some operators prefer a 5 Fr system to minimize the risk of spasm and increase the likelihood of overcoming peripheral tortuosity, 6 Fr systems are widely used for the use of a larger selection of devices and techniques during PCI.In this issue of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, Sgueglia et al. present a single center, prospective observational study [13] evaluating two different approaches to TRA in short-stature women (< 160 cm height): A full 6 Fr workflow (6 Fr introducer sheath, diagnostic catheters, and guiding catheter) versus a modified workflow that uses a 6 Fr introducer sheath, 5 Fr diagnostic catheters, 6 Fr guiding catheter. Of the 120 patients evaluated in the study, 52.5% underwent a 6 Fr workflow and 47.5% underwent a modified workflow. The authors found a significantly lower rate of radial artery spasm (25% vs. 43%, p= 0.03) and need to switch to another access (2% vs. 11%, p= 0.04), as well as lower access related pain (3.8±2.3 vs. 4.9±2.2, p= 0.04). Although there was no significant difference in fluoroscopy time (14±6 min vs. 13±5 min, p= 0.36), there was a significantly lower procedure time (17±7 min vs. 22±11 min, p= 0.01) to lesion crossing with the modified workflow compared to the 6 Fr workflow. The authors concluded that a 5 Fr, as opposed to 6 Fr, diagnostic catheter strategy should be considered in women with short stature (patients with higher likelihood of TRA failure).