Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
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Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss · Apr 2004
Clinical Trial[Comparison of the radial and femoral arterial approaches for coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction].
As compared to the femoral approach, the use of radial arterial access has been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of access site bleeding complications in staged procedures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes comparing radial and femoral approaches in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction with emergency angioplasty. ⋯ In patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with coronary angioplasty, the transradial access is efficacious with fewer major access site complications than transfemoral access. Transradial approach produces a shorter length of stay, as compared to the transfemoral approach although with longer times of radiation and higher dose area-product.