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NCT Number: NCT05626660

Comparison Between Right and Left Radial Approach in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Procedures

Our aim is to compare between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary procedures regarding feasibility and complications.

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Key information

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease Arterial Occlusive Diseases Arteriosclerosis Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Myocardial Ischemia Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–110 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Assiut University

Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Egypt

About this study

The radial artery has progressively became the standard access site for percutaneous coronary procedures both diagnostic and interventional. The first trans-radial access for cardiovascular diagnostics dates to 1947.

In 1989, the first case series of 100 coronary angiographies performed through the radial access, demonstrating the safety and the fast mobilization of patients with the radial approach .

The main advantages of the radial approach are increased safety and comfort of the patients with reduction of bleeding complications and immediate post-procedure ambulation .with these advantages, current guidelines highly recommend radial access for coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention.

Most clinical trials focused solely on the right radial approach and rarely consider the left radial approach. Indeed, the RRA has technical obstacles related to anatomy and clinical practice like increased incidence of tortuosity of the subclavian artery and radial-ulnar artery loop with the right radial approach.

Most operators use the right radial access as the left radial access increase operator discomfort during vascular access and procedure, especially in obese patients.

However, the left radial access has potential benefits for both the patient and operator. One of which is that the left radial approach is associated with lower fluoroscopy time compared with the right radial approach.

Left radial artery as well is an appropriate alternative access for coronary catheterization with less anatomical variations like tortuosity than the right radial artery Moreover, left radial access is preferred for right handed patients because of temporary post-procedural disability caused by hemostasis process in right radial artery access Also subclavian artery tortuosity is significantly more common on the right side and is an important cause of difficult, prolonged, or failed radial procedure.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • • All patients presented to assiut university cardiac catheterization laboratory and eligible for radial coronary procedures (either diagnostic or interventional )

Exclusion criteria

  • • Patients with acute coronary syndrome.
  • Patients with chronic upper limb ischemia
  • Patients with AV fistula
  • Patients with severe renal impairment
  • Failure to successfully cannulate the radial artery

Treatment and study plan

Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention

Other

Coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention via radial approach

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary Procedures , is there is difference in tortuosity of the radial and subclavian arteries between both approaches ?

    Time frame: Baseline

    To compare the incidence of tortuosity in the radial and subclavian arteries between the right vs left radial approach.

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  2. Comparison between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary Procedures regarding easiness of cannulation of left main coronary artery and right coronary artery tortuosity by assessing time needed for cannulation

    Time frame: baseline

    To compare the easiness of cannulation of left main (LM ) coronary artery and right coronary artery (RCA) via the two approaches by assessing time needed by the guiding wire and catheter to reach the ostia of either the left main coronary artery and right coronary artery .

  3. Comparison between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary Procedures , is there is possible difference in the incidence of complications via the two approaches?

    Time frame: baseline

    To compare the incidence of complications e.g (bleeding , pseudoaneurysm formation ,e.t.c ) between the right and left radial approaches .

  4. Comparison between right and left radial approach in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary Procedures regarding the incidence of crossover between right and left radial approaches and between radial and femoral approach .

    Time frame: baseline

    To compare the incidence of crossover between right and left radial arteries and femoral approach in case of marked radial spasm .

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assiut University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Nov 25, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2025

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