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Sheath size, radial occlusion, and ethnicity: Real or confounded?
Author(s) -
Belardi Jorge,
Lamelas Pablo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27942
Subject(s) - medicine , radial artery , occlusion , incidence (geometry) , ethnic group , surgery , artery , geometry , mathematics , sociology , anthropology
Key Points Japanese participants experienced higher incidence of radial artery occlusion when compared to non‐Japanese participants. The use of 6Fr Slender sheath was inferior for radial artery occlusion than 5Fr sheath in Japanese, but no different in non‐Japanese participants. Is not clear if this apparent ethnical interaction is real versus confounded, warranting more research in the area.