Comparison of a new slender 6 Fr sheath with a standard 5 Fr sheath for transradial coronary angiography and intervention: RAP and BEAT (Radial Artery Patency and Bleeding, Efficacy, Adverse evenT), a randomised multicentre trial

Adel Aminian1*, MD; Shigeru Saito2, MD; Akihiko Takahashi3, MD; Ivo Bernat4, MD; Robert Lee Jobe5, MD; Takashi Kajiya6, MD; Ian C. Gilchrist7, MD; Yves Louvard8, MD; Ferdinand Kiemeneij9, MD; Niels Van Royen10, MD; Seiji Yamazaki11, MD; Takashi Matsukage12, MD; Sunil V. Rao13, MD

1. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium; 2. Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; 3. Sakurakai Takahashi Hospital, Kobe, Japan; 4. University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic; 5. UNC

Aims: The 6 Fr Glidesheath Slender (GSS6Fr) is a recently developed thin-walled radial sheath with an outer diameter (OD) that is smaller than the OD of standard 6 Fr sheaths. The purpose

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