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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with occlusion of radial artery after catheterization

From: Impact of anticoagulation and vasoactive medication on regained radial artery patency after catheterization: a case–control study

Baseline characteristics of study population

n (%, ± SD)

Patients at all

30 (100)

Age (years)

55.33 ± 10.48

Height (cm)

175 ± 5.9

Weight (kg)

86 ± 25.6

BMI (kg/m2)

28.23 ± 7.75

Sex

 Men

21 (70)

 Women

9 (30)

Follow-up in days

164.17 ± 153.175

Indication for catheterization

 Instable angina

18 (60)

 Diagnostic angiography

7 (23.3)

 NSTEMI

4 (13.3)

 STEMI

1 (3.3)

Procedure time (min)

25.3 ± 15.45

Antiplatelet therapy

 Aspirin

10 (33.3)

 Aspirin and clopidogrel

12 (40%)

 None

8 (26.7%)

Medical therapy of RAO

 LMWH

10 (52.6)

 Rivaroxaban

6 (31.6)

 Apixaban

1 (5.3)

 Single alprostadil

2 (10.5)

Duration of alprostadil therapy (days)

7.91 ± 3.44

Side of occlusion

 Left radial artery

20 (66.7)

 Right radial artery

10 (33.3)

Length of occlusion

 Distal forearm

13 (43.3)

 Distal and middle forearm

6 (20)

 Whole forearm

11 (36.7)

No symptoms

14 (46.7)

Symptoms

16 (53.3)

 Pain

16 (100)

 Paresthesia

2 (12.5)

 Weakness

1 (6.25)