Transradial approach for coronary angiography in suspected coronary heart disease:analysis of 510 cases / 中国实用内科杂志

Objective To evaluate the safety and feasibility of transradial approach for coronary angiography.Methods Five hundred and ten cases of suspected coronary artery disease received coronary angiography by transradial approach.Results The procedures were successfully performed in 503 cases. Seven failed, of them, three failed in acupuncture, 1 had deformed radial artery,2 were with severe tortuosity of nonname artery and one case was due to left subclavian artery occlusion. The radial artery was occluded in one case after operation.There was no other severe complication. Conclusions Transradial approach for coronary angiography is safe and feasible.Its advantage lies in higher success rate and less complication.