Safety and efficiency of coronary angiography via left radial artery compared with right radial artery ap-proach
NIE Bin
ZHANG Wei-jun
YANG Qing
MA Han-ying
WANG Jian-long
ZHOU Yu-jie
Abstract：Objective To explore the efficiency and safety of coronary angiography (CA)via left radial artery compared with right radial artery approach.Methods All 463 consecutive patients undergoing elective CA were randomized divided into left radial artery group (L-TRA,231 cases)and right radial artery group (R-TRA,232 cases).The study endpoints included procedure success rate,procedure duration,fluoroscopy time,consumption of contrast media,success rate of single catheter technique and vascular related complications.Results Both L-TRA and R-TRA group had similarly high procedure success rate [98.3％ (227/231)vs 97.4％ (226/232)],and there was no significant difference(P ＞ 0.05).Regarding procedure duration,fluoroscopy time,contrast media dosage,success rate of single catheter and vascular complications,two groups had no significant diffrernce(P ＞0.05).Conclusions Left radial artery approach has similar safety and efficiency in terms of performing CA compared to right RA.The single catheter technique is feasible in left RA approach.
Keywords：Coronary angiographyRadial arteryPercutaneous coronary interventionSafetyEfficiency
Publication Date：2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)