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 < .001) was an independent risk factor of low puncture even after controlling for clinical covariates. The average distance from IBFH to the CFA puncture site was shorter in patients with underweight (1.74 ± 0.71 cm) or obesity (1.75 ± 0.60 cm) than in those with normal BMI or overweight (2.07 ± 0.83 cm) (P = .030). Trigonometric calculation showed that the average distance from IBFH to the CFA puncture site was 0.5 to 2.59 cm (mean = 1.32 cm) shorter in underweight patients compared with those of normal weight or overweight patients.In patients with normal CFA bifurcation, underweight or obesity were associated with increased risk of low puncture. The puncture site should be chosen about 1 finger width more proximal to IBFH for ICA in such patients.

journal_name

Medicine (Baltimore)

journal_title

Medicine

authors

Kim M,Kim MA,Kim HL,Lee WJ,Lim WH,Seo JB,Kim SH,Zo JH

doi

10.1097/MD.0000000000010070

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-03-01 00:00:00

pages

e0070

issue

9

eissn

0025-7974

issn

1536-5964

pii

00005792-201803020-00031

journal_volume

97

pub_type

杂志文章

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