TCT-276 Radial Artery Patency In Japanese and Non-japanese Patients After Transradial Coronary Angiography and Intervention With 6 French Slender or Standard 5 French Sheaths. A Substudy From RAP and BEAT (Radial Artery Patency and Bleeding, Efficacy, Adverse evenT) Randomised Multicenter Trial

The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of radial artery occlusion (RAO) in Japanese and non-Japanese patients after TR coronary angiography and/or interventions with the 6 French(Fr) Glidesheath Slender (GSS6Fr, Terumo, Japan) or a standard 5Fr sheath. Methods In the Radial Artery Patency and Bleeding, Efficacy, Adverse evenT (RAP and BEAT) trial, patients undergoing TR coronary angiography and/or interventions were randomized to GSS6Fr or standard 5Fr Glidesheath (GS5Fr, Terumo, Japan).