Table 3

Patient and case characteristics for the entire cohort of patients (n=52)

CharacteristicValue
Age, mean (range)56 years (25.5–81.3 years)
Gender, no. (%)
 Male18 (35%)
 Female34 (65%)
Type of radial access, no.
 Proximal49
 Distal (snuffbox)3
Catheters used, median (range)1 (1–3)
Vessels catheterized per angiogram, average (range)3 (0–6)
Location of Simmons reformat, no. (%)
 Descending aorta32 (63)
 Ascending aorta8 (16)
 Other11 (22)
Fluoroscopy dose, average (range)155 mGy (0–788 mGy)
Fluoroscopy time-per-vessel, average (range)7 min (2.38–32.2 min)