Publications by authors named "Elias Al Hage"
JACC Cardiovasc Interv
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study compares distal radial access (DRA) and conventional transradial access (TRA) for coronary procedures, focusing on the incidence of radial artery occlusion (RAO), a common complication of TRA.
- In a trial with 1,307 patients, results showed no significant difference in RAO rates between the two methods (0.91% for TRA vs 0.31% for DRA), but DRA had a higher crossover rate (7.4% vs 3.5%) and shorter hemostasis time (153 minutes vs 180 minutes).
- Both methods resulted in similar rates of overall bleeding and complications, suggesting that DRA could be an effective alternative to
