scholarly journals Acceptance and safety of femoral versus radial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): results from a large monitor-controlled German registry (QuIK)

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Reifart ◽  
Stefan Göhring ◽  
Alexander Albrecht ◽  
Winfried Haerer ◽  
Benny Levenson ◽  
...  

Abstract Background In 2015 and 2018, European Society of Cardiology guidelines for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) favoring radial access over femoral access were published. These recommendations were based on randomized trials suggesting that patients treated radially experienced reduced bleeding complications and all-cause mortality. We aimed to assess acceptance and results of radial access in a real-world scenario by analyzing all PCI cases in the Quality Assurance in Invasive Cardiology (QuIK) registry. Methods The QuIK registry prospectively collects data on all diagnostic and interventional coronary procedures from 148 private practice cardiology centers in Germany. Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACE) were defined as myocardial infarction, stroke, or death during hospitalization. Results From 2012 to 2018, 189,917 patients underwent PCI via either access method. The rate of radial approach steadily increased from 13 to 49%. The groups did not differ significantly with respect to age or extent of coronary disease. Femoral approach was significantly more common in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Overall, there were significant differences in MACE (radial 0.12%; femoral 0.24%; p < 0.0009) and access site complications (radial 0.2%; femoral 0.8% (p < 0.0009). Conclusion Our data reveals an increase in use of radial access in recent years in Germany. The radial approach emerged as favorable regarding MACE in non-myocardial infarction patients, as well as favorable regarding access site complication regardless of indication for percutaneous intervention.

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-372
Author(s):  
Mahesh Bhattarai ◽  
Arun Maskey ◽  
Ram Kishore Shah ◽  
Buna Bhandari ◽  
Chandramani Adhikari ◽  
...  

Background: The use of radial access for percutaneous coronary intervention is increasing in Nepal. However, there is limited study on the comparison of radial and femoral access in Nepal. This is the study comparing net adverse clinical events of radial with femoral access for intervention. Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center from January 2014 to June 2015 among 849 participations who underwent percutaneous coronary interventions, and 418 radial interventions were compared with 418 femoral interventions. A comparison was done in terms of 30- day rate of net adverse clinical events defined as the composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, target lesion revascularization and major bleeding. Results: Incidence of net adverse clinical events was significantly lower in radial compared to femoral approach 18(4.30%) vs. 51 (12.2%), p= <0.001). Mortality observed in the radial approach was significantly lower (p=<0.001) compared to femoral. Procedure success was not significantly different p=0.629.  The trans-radial approach had significantly higher crossover rate (p=0.001). Observed vascular access site complications (p=0.026) and hospital stay (p=<0.0001) were lower in the radial group. Radiation exposure measured by fluoroscopy exposure time was not significantly different between the two groups (p=0.290). Conclusions: Radial access is associated with a lower rate of net adverse clinical events at 30 days compared to femoral access. Radial access is safer and equally effective compared to femoral access in the context of Nepal. Keywords: Femoral; percutaneous coronary intervention; radial


BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e038042
Author(s):  
Thomas A Meijers ◽  
Adel Aminian ◽  
Koen Teeuwen ◽  
Marleen van Wely ◽  
Thomas Schmitz ◽  
...  

IntroductionThe radial artery has become the standard access site for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome, because of less access site related bleeding complications. Patients with complex coronary lesions are under-represented in randomised trials comparing radial with femoral access with regard to safety and efficacy. The femoral artery is currently the most applied access site in patients with complex coronary lesions, especially when large bore guiding catheters are required. With slender technology, transradial PCI may be increasingly applied in patients with complex coronary lesions when large bore guiding catheters are mandatory and might be a safer alternative as compared with the transfemoral approach.Methods and analysisA total of 388 patients undergoing complex PCI will be randomised to radial 7 French access with Terumo Glidesheath Slender (Terumo, Japan) or femoral 7 French access as comparator. The primary outcome is the incidence of the composite end point of clinically relevant access site related bleeding and/or vascular complications requiring intervention. Procedural success and major adverse cardiovascular events up to 1 month will also be compared between both groups.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval for the study was granted by the local Ethics Committee at each recruiting center (‘Medisch Ethische Toetsing Commissie Isala Zwolle’, ‘Commissie voor medische ethiek ZNA’, ‘Comité Medische Ethiek Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg’, ‘Comité d’éthique CHU-Charleroi-ISPPC’, ‘Commission cantonale d'éthique de la recherche CCER-Republique et Canton de Geneve’, ‘Ethik Kommission de Ärztekammer Nordrhein’ and ‘Riverside Research Ethics Committee’). The trial outcomes will be published in peer-reviewed journals of the concerned literature.Trial registration numberNCT03846752.


2017 ◽  
Vol 130 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 182-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiana Schernthaner ◽  
Matthias Hammerer ◽  
Stefan Harb ◽  
Matthias Heigert ◽  
Kurt Hoellinger ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Tokarek ◽  
A Dziewierz ◽  
K Plens ◽  
T Rakowski ◽  
M Zabojszcz ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Radial approach (RA) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with reduced mortality and access site complications. The routine use of the RA in patients should be strongly considered, keeping in mind the learning curve associated with the technique. However, promotion of RA may interfere with the equally important goal of maintaining proficiency in the femoral approach (FA), which is essential in a variety of procedures as well as when RA fails. There is possible risk of higher rate of complications in PCI with FA performed by operators mainly using radial artery as access site. Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate impact of experience and proficiency with RA for clinical outcomes on PCI via FA in “real-world” patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods A total of 539 invasive cardiologists performing PCI in 151 invasive cardiology centers on the Polish territory between 2014 and 2017 were included in study analysis. Proficiency threshold has been set at >400 procedures during four consecutive years per individual operator. They were categorized to quartiles according to total volume of radial artery utilization during all PCIs. Procedures performed on patients with Killip-Kimball class IV on admission to catheterisation laboratory were excluded from analysis. Results The most of the operators performed >75% of all procedures via radial artery (326 (60.5%)), 112 (20.8%) used RA in 50–75% of cases, 67 (12.4%) in 25–50% of all PCIs and only 34 (6.3%) invasive cardiologist were using RA in less than 25% of all procedures. Mortality during PCI via FA was higher in group of invasive cardiologist with >75% of all procedures performed with radial access (>75% vs. 50–75% vs. 25–50% vs. <25%: 1.63% (±2.52%) vs. 0.93% (±1.05%) vs. 0.68% (±0.73%) vs. 0.31% (±0.40%); p=0.01). A trend towards higher rate of bleeding at the puncture site during PCI procedures with femoral artery were reported in groups of operators with higher expertise in RA (>75% vs. 50–75% vs. 25–50% vs. <25%: 0.43% (±1.09%) vs. 0.14% (±0.36%) vs. 0.21% (±0.45%) vs. 0.14% (±0.37%); p=0.09). Conclusions Higher experience in radial access might be linked to worse outcome in PCI via FA in ACS settings. Femoral artery is important vascular approach and should not be abandoned while learning procedures with radial artery utilization. Acknowledgement/Funding None


1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 303-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
NB Juran ◽  
CL Rouse ◽  
DD Smith ◽  
MA O'Brien ◽  
SA DeLuca ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: This trial is the first prospective, multicenter clinical nursing trial conducted to measure the effect of nursing interventions on bleeding at the femoral access site after percutaneous coronary intervention with or without a potent antiplatelet agent given along with heparin and aspirin. OBJECTIVE: To measure the relationship between nursing interventions and complications at the arterial access site in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions and to recommend a standard of care to minimize bleeding complications. METHODS: In a descriptive, correlational 4010-patient study, nursing care interventions after coronary procedures were measured. Observed standards of care were assessed, and regression techniques were used to evaluate nursing interventions and the effect of the interventions on bleeding at the access site after percutaneous coronary procedures. RESULTS: Several significant correlations between nursing interventions and the occurrences of moderate to severe bleeding at the access site were found; however, most interventions had little effect. The most significant factors in decreasing complications at the access site were early removal of the arterial sheath, the type of pressure mechanism used to achieve arterial hemostasis, staffing allocation, and the person and method used to remove the sheath. CONCLUSION: Many nursing interventions after percutaneous coronary intervention have become routine in the absence of clinical outcome data. Most nursing interventions aimed at decreasing bleeding at the vascular access site increase nursing workload but do not significantly affect bleeding in the groin. These results underscore the importance of continued clinical research studies to validate nursing practice on the basis of patients' outcomes.


Circulation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 130 (suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Tavella ◽  
Matthew Worthley ◽  
Margaret Arstall ◽  
Christopher Zeitz ◽  
John Beltrame

Background: Extensive studies have been undertaken to define clinical predictors of bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Few studies have included a large cohort of ‘real world’ patients undergoing PCI via a radial approach. Methods: The Coronary Angiogram Database of South Australia (CADOSA) captures all PCI procedures performed in each public hospital in the state of South Australia (population 1.675 million). CADOSA utilizes identical data specifications to CathPCI® Registry. Thus a significant PCI-related bleeding event was defined as blood loss from any location (percutaneous entry site, retroperitoneal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary) within 72 hours of procedure, resulting in a fall in haemoglobin > 3.0g/dL, transfusion, or prolonged hospital admission. Clinical determinants of PCI-related bleeding events were identified in a multivariable logistic regression model. Results: In 2012, there were 1,409 PCI procedures performed, with 80% undertaken for acute coronary syndrome, 56% via radial access, 14% using bivalirudin/enoxaparin and 5% utilizing novel anti-platelet agents (prasugrel 5%, ticagrelor 0.1%). Of these procedures, 1.7% had significant bleeding events. Univariate determinants of bleeding included increasing age, female, current smoker, prior PCI, ST elevation MI presentation, femoral access, cardiogenic shock, intra-aortic balloon pump insertion and administration of clopidogrel, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, verapamil or metaraminol prior/during procedure. The final model identified the following clinical determinants as significant independent predictors of bleeding with a C-index of 0.87: age over 80 years (OR=10.7; 3.4-34.0, p<0.01), current smoker (OR=5.7; 2.0-16.5, p<0.01), the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (OR=3.9; 1.4-10.6, p<0.01), use of clopidogrel (2.7; 1.0-7.1, p<0.05) and femoral access site (OR=10.6; 3.1-37.1, p<0.01). Conclusion: In a ‘real world’, representative PCI cohort where radial access approach is frequently used, there was a low prevalence of bleeding events. In addition to access site, several distinctive baseline clinical features along with administration of blood thinning agents predicted bleeding.


2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 327-337
Author(s):  
Vojko Kanič ◽  
Igor Balevski ◽  
Samo Granda ◽  
Franjo Husam Naji ◽  
Igor Krajnc ◽  
...  

Background Data on the relationship between radial access (RA) and outcome in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are inconclusive. The aim of our study was to assess whether RA is associated with 30-day mortality in patients with MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in our center or whether the possible benefit of RA is the result of less bleeding and other confounding factors. Methods We retrospectively studied 3501 consecutive patients with MI who underwent PCI between January 2012 and December 2016. The 30-day mortality in the RA and femoral access (FA) groups was observed. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results RA patients had a significantly lower 30-day unadjusted mortality [53(3.8%) patients died in the RA group compared to 207(9.8%) patients in the FA group; p<0.0001]. After adjustments for confounders, the difference was no longer significant (adjusted OR: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.58 to 1.22). Cardiogenic shock, age over 70 years, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anemia on admission, renal dysfunction on admission, ST-elevation MI, bleeding, the contrast volume/GFR ratio, but not RA, predicted 30-day mortality.   Conclusion RA was not associated with 30-day mortality in patients with MI undergoing PCI. Our study result suggests that the better outcome in the RA group was influenced by confounding factors, especially bleeding and hemodynamic impairment.          


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S Yeh ◽  
C.Y Hsu ◽  
C.Y Huang ◽  
W.T Chen ◽  
Y.C Hsieh ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims To examine the effect of de-escalation of P2Y12 inhibitor in dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and bleeding complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Taiwanese patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods and results We retrospectively evaluated patients who had received PCI during AMI hospitalisation and were initially on aspirin and ticagrelor and without adverse events at 3 months between 2013 and 2016. In total, 1,901 and 8,199 patients were identified as switched DAPT (switched to aspirin and clopidogrel) and unswitched DAPT (continued on aspirin and ticagrelor) cohorts, respectively. With a mean follow-up of 8 months, the incidence rates (per 100 person-year) of death, AMI readmission and MACE were 2.89, 3.68 and 4.91 in the switched cohort and 2.42, 3.28 and 4.72 in the unswitched cohort, respectively based on an inverse probability of treatment weighted method. (Table) After adjustment for patients' clinical variables, two groups were no significant difference in death (A), AMI admission (B) and MACE (C). Additionally, there was no difference in the risk of major (D) or non-major clinically relevant bleeding (E) (Figure 1). Conclusions Unguided de-escalation of P2Y12 inhibitor in DAPT was not associated with higher risk of death, MACE, AMI readmission in Taiwanese patients with AMI undergoing PCI. Figure 1 Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Private hospital(s). Main funding source(s): Taipei Medical University


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