Comparison of radial access versus femoral access with the use of a vascular closure device for the prevention of vascular complications and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Arno TéblickWies VanderbruggenTom VandendriesscheJohan BosmansSteven Els Frans HaineHielko MiljoenVincent SegersKristien WoutersChristiaan VrintsMarc J ClaeysPublished in: Acta cardiologica (2017)
In this large all-comers PCI population, the radial approach, compared to the femoral approach with VCD use (Angio-Seal), was independently associated with a reduction of vascular complications, but not with lower mortality rates.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- risk factors
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- atrial fibrillation
- ultrasound guided
- cardiovascular events
- heart failure
- clinical evaluation