INTRODUCTION: Periprocedural stroke represents a rare but serious complication of cardiac catheterization. Pooled data from randomized trials evaluating the risk of stroke following cardiac catheterization via transradial versus transfemoral access showed no difference. On the other hand, a significant difference in stroke rates favoring transradial access was found in a recent meta-analysis of observational studies. Our aim was to determine if there is a difference in stroke risk after transradial versus transfemoral catheterization within a contemporary real-world registry. METHODS: Data from 14,139 patients included in a single-center prospective registry between 2009 and 2016 were used to determine the odds of periprocedural transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke for radial versus femoral catheterization via multivariate logistic regression with Firth's correction. RESULTS: A total of 10,931 patients underwent transradial and 3,208 underwent transfemoral catheterization. Periprocedural TIA/stroke occurred in 41 (0.29%) patients. Age was the only significant predictor of TIA/stroke in multivariate analysis, with each additional year representing an odds ratio (OR) = 1.09 (CI 1.05-1.13, p < 0.000). The choice of accession site had no impact on the risk of periprocedural TIA/stroke (OR = 0.81; CI 0.38-1.72, p = 0.577). CONCLUSION: Observational data from a large prospective registry indicate that accession site has no influence on the risk of periprocedural TIA/stroke after cardiac catheterization.

1st Medical Faculty Charles University Prague Czechia

Academic Department of Internal Medicine Charles University Faculty of Medicine Hradec Králové Czechia

Department of Cardiology Hospital of Pardubice Pardubice Czechia

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London London United Kingdom

Department of Invasive Cardiology Cardiology Center AGEL Pardubice Czechia

Department of Neurology Hospital of Pardubice Pardubice Czechia

Department of Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Czechia

Faculty of Health Studies University of Pardubice Pardubice Czechia

Value Outcomes Prague Czechia

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