ABSTRACT
Objective Evaluate the feasibility of PTCA and stents by radial artery. Methods we had operated PTCA for 25 cases by radial artery from July 2004 to April 2005. The average age is 63 years old including 40 men and 15 women. Results 67 stents were implanted in 55 patients including 30A cases, 26 B cases and 11C cases. These stents is about 8mm to 33mm in length and 2.5mm to 4.0mm in width. The successful rate is 96%(53/55), and two case was failed, because the guiding wire can not pass by chronic obstruction in LAD all. There is no case by femoral. All the procedures have no heart complications, obstruction of radial artery and vascular complications. Conclusions The way is good for PTCA by radial artery. Its advantages are mild injury, high successful rate and few complications, and the salted hospitals can use the technology successfully.
