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Vascular neurology
Correspondence on ‘Transradial versus transfemoral access for diagnostic cerebral angiography: frequency of acute MRI findings in 500 consecutive patients at a single center’
  1. Sherief Ghozy1,2,
  2. Waleed Brinjikji1,2,
  3. Harry J Cloft1,
  4. David F Kallmes1
    1. 1Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    2. 2Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    1. Correspondence to Dr Sherief Ghozy, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA; ghozy.sherief{at}mayo.edu

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2024-021894

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      We read with interest the article by Nasciamento et al.1 The article appears to be an extension of a case series of 200 patients enrolled consecutively at that same single center between January 2021 and January 20222 to now include a total of 500 patients enrolled between that same start date (January 2021) through October 2023. The authors cite their own previous article in the Discussion but do not state specifically that the same 200 patients from the first article are included, or not, in the current article. Additional clarity would be useful.

      The article has several important and concerning elements. In the Results section of the Abstract, the authors state “A higher incidence of positive DWI findings was noted in the TRA group, with 46 (16.6%) patients, compared with 28 (12.6%) in the TFA group (p=0.21).” The casual reader might conclude that the rates of DWI findings …

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      • Contributors Conception and design: SG and DFK. Acquisition of data: all authors. Analysis and interpretation of data: SG. Drafting the article: all authors. Critically revising the article: WB, HJC, and DFK. Reviewed submitted version of manuscript: all authors. Approved the final version of the manuscript: all authors Study supervision: DFK.

      • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

      • Competing interests None declared.

      • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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