May 07 2024

Death, bleeding lower but stroke higher with radial access PCI vs. femoral access

Use of radial access for PCI has increased greatly in the U.S. over the last decade and is associated with lower risk for mortality, bleeding and nonfatal vascular complications compared with a transfemoral approach, a speaker reported.
However, there was a credible elevated risk for stroke with radial access compared with femoral access PCI, according to a large real-world study presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.
“The U.S. has lagged behind the rest of the world in the adoption of radial access, and we wanted to evaluate this

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