Trends in the prevalence and outcomes of radial and femoral approaches to percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry.

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Summary

The use of r-PCI is rare in contemporary clinical practice, but it is associated with a rate of procedural success similar to the femoral approach and with lower rates of bleeding and vascular complications, even among high-risk groups.

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Published
2008-08-01
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Keywords

Conventional PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Medicine, Odds ratio, Confidence interval

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