Prediction of radial artery diameter in candidates for transradial coronary angiography: is occupation a factor? Transradial yaklaşımla koroner anjiyografi yapılması planlanan hastalarda radial arter çaplarının tahmin edilmesi: Meslek farklılık yaratır mı?

ÖZET T approach (TRA) for coronary angiography is a popular alternative approach to transfemoral coronary angiography, with infrequent occurrence of access site complications including bleeding, hematoma and pseudoaneursym formation.[1–3] Patients prefer the transradial approach because of its comfort, resulting shorter hospital stay, lack of necessity to be in the supine position during the procedure, and better and earlier physical and social functioning post-procedure.[1–5] Blood supply to the hand is provided by a double arterial system consisting of the radial and ulnar arteries. In the event of adequate ulnar circulation, the transradial route may be tried for coronary angiography. However, TRA may not possible for all patients with good ulnar collateral circulation. Small radial artery size is an important obstacle, and therefore estimating radial artery diameters may be valuable for clinicians and patients who are candidates for TRA in selecting the most appropriate approach route and instrument, and in saving time. The aim of this study is to determine the predictors of radial artery diameters in candidates for TRA. To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the role of occupation in predicting radial artery size in candidates for TRA.