Journal article
Reperfusion Times for Radial Versus Femoral Access in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Radial access is associated with less bleeding and vascular complications. However, it may delay reperfusion during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.
METHODS AND RESULTS: A provincial database prospectively collected clinical and procedural characteristics for all urgent percutaneous coronary intervention procedures performed between June 2010 and September 2011 in Ontario for …
Authors
Cantor WJ; Ko DT; Natarajan MK; Džavík V; Wijeysundera HC; Wang JT; Kingsbury KJ; Velianou JL; Cohen EA; Le May MR
Journal
Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions, Vol. 8, No. 5,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1161/circinterventions.114.002097
ISSN
1941-7640