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<bold>Aim of the study:</bold> The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of access to the femoral artery for the purposes of coronary angiography through the measurement of femoral artery distensibility and elasticity on the accessed and non-accessed sides. <bold>Material and methods:</bold> This cross-sectional study included patients who underwent femoral angiography at least 1 year previously. Those whose femoral artery was accessed once formed Group 1 (<italic>n</italic> = 59), those who were accessed twice formed Group 2 (<italic>n</italic> = 57), those accessed 3 times formed Group 3 (<italic>n</italic> = 55), and those with more than 3 accesses, Group 4 (<italic>n</italic> = 60). The groups were compared in respect of femoral artery elasticity and distensibility in the accessed and non-accessed sides. <bold>Results:</bold> No statistically significant difference was determined in respect of femoral distensibility and elasticity in Group 1 (9.40 ± 0.84 vs 9.48 ± 0.75, <italic>p</italic> = 0.107 and 0.23 ± 0.03 vs 0.23 ± 0.03, <italic>p</italic> = 0.433, respectively). However, a significant difference was observed between the two sides in terms of distensibility and elasticity in Group 2 (9.02 ± 0.81 vs 9.23 ± 0.75, and 0.21 ± 0.02 vs 0.22 ± 0.02), in Group 3 (8.49 ± 0.77 vs 9.18 ± 0.9 and 0.19 ± 0.02 vs 0.21 ± 0.02), and in Group 4 (8.14 ± 0.74 vs 9.03 ± 0.81 and 0.16 ± 0.01 vs 0.2 ± 0.02, <italic>p</italic> &lt;0.001, for all comparisons). <bold>Conclusion:</bold> While a single access in the femoral artery for coronary angiography does not affect femoral artery elasticity and distensibility, multiple accesses may have adverse effects.</p>
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Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of access to the femoral artery for the purposes of coronary angiography through the measurement of femoral artery distensibility and elasticity on the accessed and non-accessed sides. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study included patients who underwent femoral angiography at least 1 year previously. Those whose femoral artery was accessed once formed Group 1 (n = 59), those who were accessed twice formed Group 2 (n = 57), those accessed 3 times formed Group 3 (n = 55), and those with more than 3 accesses, Group 4 (n = 60). The groups were compared in respect of femoral artery elasticity and distensibility in the accessed and non-accessed sides. Results: No statistically significant difference was determined in respect of femoral distensibility and elasticity in Group 1 (9.40 ± 0.84 vs 9.48 ± 0.75, p = 0.107 and 0.23 ± 0.03 vs 0.23 ± 0.03, p = 0.433, respectively). However, a significant difference was observed between the two sides in terms of distensibility and elasticity in Group 2 (9.02 ± 0.81 vs 9.23 ± 0.75, and 0.21 ± 0.02 vs 0.22 ± 0.02), in Group 3 (8.49 ± 0.77 vs 9.18 ± 0.9 and 0.19 ± 0.02 vs 0.21 ± 0.02), and in Group 4 (8.14 ± 0.74 vs 9.03 ± 0.81 and 0.16 ± 0.01 vs 0.2 ± 0.02, p <0.001, for all comparisons). Conclusion: While a single access in the femoral artery for coronary angiography does not affect femoral artery elasticity and distensibility, multiple accesses may have adverse effects.

The effect of coronary angiography and femoral access on femoral artery distensibility and elasticity

Journal of Ultrasonography

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Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of access to the femoral artery for the purposes of coronary angiography through...

The effect of coronary angiography and femoral access on femoral artery distensibility and elasticity

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2021

Page range: 48 - 52

Received: Jul 02, 2020

Accepted: Sep 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0007

Keywords
coronary angiography, Doppler ultrasonography, femoral artery

© 2021 Polish Ultrasound Society. Published by Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The effect of coronary angiography and femoral access on femoral artery distensibility and elasticity

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Mar 08, 2021

Page range: 48 - 52

Received: Jul 02, 2020

Accepted: Sep 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2021.0007

Keywordscoronary angiography, Doppler ultrasonography, femoral artery

© 2021 Polish Ultrasound Society. Published by Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
coronary angiography, Doppler ultrasonography, femoral artery