Fadia Masud, Yusuf Hassan.
Radial artery occlusion- a burden or a challenge?.
Pak Heart J Jan ;50(1):14-8.

Objective: To determine the frequency of radial artery occlusion (RAO) inpatients undergoing coronary procedures via transradial catheterization (TRC). Methodology: This cross sectional study included patients who underwent coronary procedures successfully via TRC. Total duration of study was 6 months,from 3 August 2015 to 2 February 2016 and was done in Shifa International Hospital Islamabad. Information about coronary procedures, its length, RAO and interval of its occlusion was collected. Findings of the study were described as frequency and percentages. Secondary analysis of RAO with relation to age,gender, coronary procedures and its length was established. Results: Out of 141 patients that were enrolled for study, 68.8% were males . The mean age of patients was 57.62 10.1 years. Total of 39 (27.7%) patients underwent diagnostic coronary angiogram whereas 102 (72.3%) patients had PCI. RAO developed in 10 (7.1%) patients, statistically higher among age group above 50 years and in females. Conclusion: Relatively low incidence of RAO was found in our sample population undergoing coronary procedures via TRC, comparable with international studies and less than documented in other local studies.

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