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Editorial
. 2018 Nov 1;92(5):852-853.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.27942.

Sheath size, radial occlusion, and ethnicity: Real or confounded?

Jorge Belardi  1 , Pablo Lamelas  1   2
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Sheath size, radial occlusion, and ethnicity: Real or confounded?

Jorge Belardi et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. .

Abstract

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.

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