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