Body mass index and the risk of low femoral artery puncture in coronary angiography under fluoroscopy guidance.

ABSTRACT: The inferior border of the femoral head (IBFH) is widely used as a landmark in femoral artery puncture during invasive coronary angiography (ICA). However, application of this technique can be challenging especially in obese patients. This study was performed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of low puncture in femoral artery puncture.A total of 464 patients (64.8?±?11.1 years, 55.8% male) who underwent ICA via trans-femoral access were retrospectively reviewed. IBFH was used as a landmark for a skin nick and the femoral artery cannulation site was confirmed by femoral angiography. Cannulation at the bifurcation of the common femoral artery (CFA) or below were considered low puncture.Twenty-nine patients (5.8%) were identified as having an angiographically high CFA bifurcation and low femoral artery puncture occurred in 27 (93.1%) patients of them. Among patients with normal bifurcation (n?=?464), low puncture occurred in 74 (15.9%) patients. Underweight (BMI < 18.5?kg/m) or obese (BMI ? 30?kg/m) patients were more common in the low puncture group than in the proper puncture group (36.5% vs. 5.9%, P < .001). Multivariable analysis showed underweight or obesity (odd ratio, 9.10; 95% confidential interval, 4.77-17.35; P?

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851760 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature