Why the study?
Can an automatic pullback device safely and feasibly quantify radial artery spasm during transradial sheath removal?
Population
50 consecutive patients undergoing transradial procedures for coronary angiography and angioplasty
Design
Cohort
Key result
An automatic pullback device for transradial sheath removal was feasible and safe, with a maximal pullback force >1.0 kg correlating with clinical radial artery spasm and severe pain.
Authors
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May enable objective radial spasm monitoring during transradial access; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized validation before practice change.
Observational (n=50)
Can an automatic pullback device safely and feasibly quantify radial artery spasm during transradial sheath removal?
An automatic pullback device can safely quantify radial artery spasm, with a maximal pullback force >1.0 kg correlating with clinical spasm and severe pain.
Kiemeneij et al. (2001) conducted an observational in Radial artery spasm during transradial coronary procedures (n=50). Automatic pullback device (APD) was evaluated on Feasibility, safety, and maximal pullback force (MPF) to quantify radial artery spasm. An automatic pullback device for transradial sheath removal was feasible and safe, with a maximal pullback force >1.0 kg correlating with clinical radial artery spasm and severe pain.