Key result
Distal radial access shows comparable procedural characteristics to proximal radial access in CTO PCI.
Why the study?
Does distal radial access compared to proximal radial access affect clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics in CTO-PCI?
Does distal radial access compared to proximal radial access affect clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics in CTO-PCI?
Observational distal vs proximal radial comparison in 2745 CTO-PCIs reports no outcomes; leaves open safety and efficacy questions for trials.
Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al. compared the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics of 120 CTO-PCIs performed via dRA access with 2625 CTO-PCIs performed via proximal radial access (pRA) in a large, multicenter registry.
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Nikolakopoulos et al. (2021) studied this question. Distal radial access was compared to proximal radial access in 2,745 chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions, though specific clinical outcomes were not reported.
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