Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline clinical characteristics.

From: Feasibility and safety of 0.018-inch guidewire-supported distal access catheters in establishing transradial neurointerventional access

 

018’’ guidewire

(n = 70)

Long sheath

(n = 54)

p value

Sex

  

0.59

Female

32/70 (45.71%)

28/54 (51.85%)

 

Male

38/70 (54.29%)

26/54 (48.15%)

 

Median age (IQR), years

66 (57–71)

64 (56–71)

0.89

BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m²

25.3 ± 2.9

25.4 ± 2.9

0.92

Arterial hypertension

42/70 (60%)

28/54 (51.85%)

0.47

Current smoking

12/70 (17.14%)

6/54 (11.11%)

0.44

Diabetes mellitus

21/70 (30%)

11/54 (20.37%)

0.30

Alcohol abuse

11/70 (15.71%)

9/54 (16.67%)

> 0.99

Dyslipidemia

42/70 (60.00%)

28/54 (51.85%)

0.47

Antithrombotic medications

61/70 (87.14%)

45/54 (83.33%)

0.61

CCB

36/70 (51.43%)

27/54 (50%)

> 0.99

Aortic arch type

  

0.96

Type 1

42/70 (60%)

33/70 (61.11%)

 

Type 2

17/70 (24.29%)

12/70 (22.22%)

 

Type 3

8/70 (11.43%)

7/70 (12.96%)

 

Bovine

3/70 (4.29%)

2/70 (3.7%)

 

TI

   

CCA

0.17 ± 0.022

0.17 ± 0.028

0.07

EICA

0.20 ± 0.027

0.20 ± 0.03

0.5

Preoperative radial artery diameter at puncture site, mean ± SD (mm)

2.63 ± 0.08

2.66 ± 0.08

0.06

Successful rates

  

0.19

TRA

70 (100%)

52/54 (96.3%)

 

Conversion to TFA

0

2/54 (3.7%)

 

Cause

  

0.70

Aneurysm

37/70 (52.86%)

26/54 (48.15%)

 

sICAS

31/70 (44.29%)

24/54 (44.44%)

 

Dissection

1/70 (1.43%)

2/54 (3.70%)

 

Chronic unruptured AVM/AVF

1/70 (1.43%)

2/54 (3.70%)

 

Distal access catheter placement height

   

ICA-C4 segment and above

19/34 (55.88%)

16/47 (34.04%)

0.07

VA-V4 segment and above

12/36 (33.33%)

3/7 (42.86%)

0.68

Left TRA

7/70 (10.00%)

0

0.02

  1. BMI: body mass index; CCB: calcium channel blockers; TRA: transradial access; TFA: transfemoral access; TI: tortuosity index; CCA: common carotid artery; EICA: extracranial internal carotid artery; sICAS: symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis; AVM/AVF: arteriovenous malformation/arteriovenous fistula; ICA: internal carotid artery; VA: vertebral artery.