We evaluated the safety and feasibility of ad hoc carotid angiography following the right transradial coronary angiography. Selective carotid angiography was performed subsequent to coronary angiography in 213 consecutive patients. A 5 Fr Simmons catheter was reformed in descending or ascending aorta, then, withdrawn and rotated to cannulate the left and right carotid artery. Both carotid angiography was performed selectively in 211 (99%) patients. In two patients with severely tortuous subclavian artery, selective cannulation of the left carotid artery failed. There was no thromboembolism or arterial dissection. After the learning phase of 50 patients, the time to reform the catheter in aorta and to cannulate the left and right carotid artery was 50 +/- 77, 66 +/- 68, and 58 +/- 57 sec, respectively. Total procedural time was 195 +/- 145 sec. In conclusion, ad hoc carotid angiography can be performed reliably and safely following the right transradial coronary angiography. It might be useful for evaluation of an isolated or associated carotid artery stenosis. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;53:380-385.
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