Prospective Study
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World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2021; 13(10): 574-584
Published online Oct 26, 2021. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v13.i10.574
Patent hemostasis of radial artery: Comparison of two methods
Vassileios Kyriakopoulos, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Michail Papamichalis, Spyridon Skoularigkis, Chara Tzavara, Emmanouil Papadakis, Sotirios Patsilinakos, Filippos Triposkiadis, John Skoularigis
Vassileios Kyriakopoulos, Emmanouil Papadakis, Sotirios Patsilinakos, Department of Cardiology, Konstantopoulio General Hospital, Athens 14233, Greece
Andrew Xanthopoulos, Michail Papamichalis, Spyridon Skoularigkis, Filippos Triposkiadis, John Skoularigis, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa 41110, Greece
Chara Tzavara, Department of Health, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
Author contributions: Kyriakopoulos V participated in design of the study, drafted the manuscript and was involved with data collection; Xanthopoulos A participated in design of the study, drafted the manuscript, and participated in oversight of the study; Papamichalis M drafted the manuscript and was involved with data collection; Skoularigkis S participated in design of the study, and was involved with data collection; Tzavara C participated in design of the study and performed statistical analysis; Papadakis E was involved with data collection and drafted the manuscript; Patsilinakos S participated in design and oversight of the study; Triposkiadis F participated in design of the study and drafted the manuscript; Skoularigis J participated in design and oversight of the study and drafted the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was approved by the hospital’s ethics review board.
Informed consent statement: Patients participating in the study provided written informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicting interests.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
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Corresponding author: Andrew Xanthopoulos, FACC, MD, PhD, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, PO Box 1425, Larissa 41110, Greece. andrewvxanth@gmail.com
Received: April 21, 2021
Peer-review started: April 21, 2021
First decision: May 13, 2021
Revised: May 24, 2021
Accepted: July 15, 2021
Article in press: July 15, 2021
Published online: October 26, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: This was a prospective, single center study with 299 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention. It aimed to evaluate the best method (pulse oximeter vs the traditional radial artery palpation) for successful patent hemostasis. The use of a pulse oximeter increased the probability of achieving patent hemostasis compared with artery palpation, and was associated with lower rates of artery spasm. In the multivariate analysis, the use of pulse oximeter and advanced age were independently associated with an increased probability of successful patent hemostasis.