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Outpatient PTCA performed via the radial artery was safe and feasible, with 66% of patients discharged 4-6 hours post-procedure and no cardiac or vascular complications observed.
Observational (n=159)
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Outpatient PTCA performed via the radial artery is safe and feasible in selected patients without adverse predictors, allowing for same-day discharge without cardiac or vascular complications.
This study tested the safety and feasibility of coronary angioplasty on an outpatient basis. The purpose of this approach includes cost-effectiveness and patient comfort. Included were 159 patients treated with balloon angioplasty or intracoronary stent placement, all performed via the radial artery with 6 French guiding catheters. Patients were selected for same-day discharge based on the absence of any adverse predictor for subacute occlusion or unfavorable clinical outcome during the first 24 hr after successful PTCA. One hundred and six (66%) patients were discharged 4-6 hr after PTCA. Stents were used in 40% of patients. There were no cardiac or vascular complications. We conclude that outpatient PTCA, performed via the radial artery, is both safe and feasible in a large part of a routine PTCA population.
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Slagboom et al. (2001) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease requiring PTCA (n=159). Outpatient PTCA via the radial artery was evaluated on Cardiac or vascular complications. Outpatient PTCA performed via the radial artery was safe and feasible, with 66% of patients discharged 4-6 hours post-procedure and no cardiac or vascular complications observed.
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