The effect of right conventional radial artery access site and left distal radial artery access site on quality of life in coronary angiography: Which route is more appropriate?

Mehmet Kış; Oktay Şenöz; Hamza Duygu

doi:10.5606/e-cvsi.2022.1328

Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2022, Vol 9, Num 2 Page(s): 081-088

The effect of right conventional radial artery access site and left distal radial artery access site on quality of life in coronary angiography: Which route is more appropriate?

Mehmet Kış¹, Oktay Şenöz², Hamza Duygu³

¹Department of Cardiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Türkiye
²Department of Cardiology, Bakırçay University Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye
³Department of Cardiology, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus, Republic of Türkiye

Keywords: Anatomic snuffbox, complication, quality of life, radial access

Objectives: There are not many studies comparing the right conventional and left distal radial (anatomical snuffbox) access in coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in terms of patient satisfaction and complications; therefore, in this study, we planned to compare these two approaches and determine the ideal radial access site for the patients.

Patients and methods: A total of 120 patients (80 males, 40 females; mean age: 59.2±11.7 years; range, 18 to 90 years) who underwent CAG or PCI via the radial artery between February 2022 and April 2022 were included in the prospective observational study. The patients were divided into right conventional radial artery access (Group 1; n=68) and left distal radial artery (access (Group 2; n=52) groups.

Results: The rate of minor bleeding was higher in the right conventional access group compared to the left distal access group (16.2% vs. 3.8%; p=0.031). Major bleeding, hand ischemia, and radial artery occlusion were not observed in the study population. The rate of patients who had pain that disrupts daily activities was statistically higher in Group 1 than in Group 2 (17.6% vs. 5.8%). The patients in Group 2 were more satisfied with the transradial CAG/PCI compared to Group 1 (94.3% vs. 66.2%; p=0.001).

Conclusion: Left distal radial artery access from the anatomic snuffbox was a safer method than right conventional radial artery access for CAG or PCI. Patients were more satisfied with the left distal radial access than the right conventional radial access.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2022.1328