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INTRODUCTION: This retrospective study investigated the effectiveness and safety of left distal transradial access (LDTRA) in patients with cardiovascular disease in Trinidad undergoing coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHOD: Procedural parameters, including technical success and safety outcomes such as vascular complications and radial artery occlusion (RAO), were assessed in 111 consecutive patients undergoing CAG or PCI from January 2023 to June 2023 at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Trinidad and Tobago. Eighty-eight patients underwent LDTRA, while 23 received left transradial access (LTRA). RESULTS: There was no difference in procedural success with LDTRA compared to LTRA, 90.9% vs. 100%, p-value 0.202, non-significant (ns). LDTRA was associated with shorter fluoroscopy times (8.4 ± 6.8 minutes vs. 12.4 ± 7.7 minutes, p-value = 0.02), procedural duration (26.7 ± 18 minutes vs. 35.8 ± 20 minutes, p-value = 0.04), and hemostasis time (142 ± 41 minutes vs. 186 ± 44 minutes, p-value < 0.05). There were no significant differences in procedural-related complications (8% for LDTRA vs. 4.3% for LTRA, p-value = 0.476, ns). There were no reported cases of RAO. In the subgroup of patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), the fluoroscopy and procedure times were similar for both access sites; however, LDTRA was associated with a shorter hemostasis time (128 ± 30 minutes vs. 194 ± 39 minutes, p-value = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: LDTRA is effective and safe for coronary procedures and is associated with a shorter hemostasis time. This study may prove clinically pertinent in a limited-resource Caribbean setting.
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RESUMEN Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la principal causa de morbilidad y mortalidad en el mundo, y en Cuba han mostrado un incremento en los últimos años. Su causa isquémica constituye la enfermedad aislada más frecuente de muerte en los cubanos, y el intervencionismo coronario percutáneo (ICP) -como parte de su tratamiento- se encuentra entre las áreas de mayor desarrollo dentro de la Cardiología actualmente. Existe un papel creciente de la inflamación en estas enfermedades, por lo que se impone la búsqueda de nuevos marcadores inflamatorios que tengan relación con este procedimiento. El índice neutrófilo-linfocitario se ha relacionado con la aparición de complicaciones durante el ICP y el seguimiento de estos pacientes, por lo que se propone una actualización al respecto. La evidencia muestra una relación significativa entre el aumento de este índice con la aparición de infarto de miocardio peri-procedimiento, así como con los resultados adversos en el seguimiento; de manera que abre una nueva puerta de investigación en la cardiología intervencionista.
ABSTRACT Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and in Cuba, they have increased in recent years. Their ischemic origin represents the most frequent isolated disease causing death in Cuban people. The percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) -as part of their treatment- is among the most developed areas within current Cardiology. There is a growing role of inflammation in these diseases; therefore, the search for new inflammatory markers, that are related to this procedure, is crucial. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio has been associated with the occurrence of complications during the PCI and monitoring of these patients, thus, an update in this regard is proposed. The evidence shows a significant relationship between the increase of this ratio, with the appearance of peri-procedure myocardial infarction, as well as with the adverse results in the follow-up; in a way, that opens a new route of research in interventional cardiology.
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