Journal article
Effects of Radial Versus Femoral Artery Access in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes With or Without ST-Segment Elevation
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the consistency of the effects of radial artery access in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and in those with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS).
BACKGROUND: The safety associated with radial access may translate into mortality benefit in higher-risk patients, such as those with STEMI.
Authors
Mehta SR; Jolly SS; Cairns J; Niemela K; Rao SV; Cheema AN; Steg PG; Cantor WJ; Džavík V; Budaj A
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 60, No. 24, pp. 2490–2499
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.050
ISSN
0735-1097