Clinical characteristics | Patients No (%) |
Age (years), mean (SD) (range) | 63.6 (11.1) (24–90) |
Male: female | 1088:452 (70.6:29.4) |
Risk factors | 1003 (65.1) |
Hypertension | 662 (43.0) |
Diabetes | 345 (22.4) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 135 (8.8) |
Previous cardiac surgery | 68 (4.4) |
Types of procedure | |
Diagnostic angiography | 505 (32.8) |
Ad hoc PCI | 590 (38.3) |
Elective PCI | 445 (28.9) |
Procedural characteristics | |
Access attempted | |
Right radial:left radial | 1432:108 (93:7) |
RA puncture failure | 7 (0.5) |
Procedural success | 1490 (96.8) |
Sheath gauge 5F:6F:7F | 780:739:21 (50.6:48.0:1.4) |
Procedure duration (min), mean (SD) | |
Diagnostic angiography | 30.3 (15.2) |
Ad hoc PCI | 48.4 (21.4) |
Elective PCI | 47.4 (22.2) |
Fluoroscopy time (min), mean (SD) | |
Diagnostic angiography | 6.0 (5.3) |
Ad hoc PCI | 11.1 (7.5) |
Elective PCI | 11.8 (8.6) |
Vascular complications | |
Minor | 13 (0.8) |
Major | 2 (0.1) |
Results are shown as number (%) unless stated otherwise.
PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.