Radial versus femoral access for cardiac catheterisation: impact on quality of life

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 15:178:91-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.159. Epub 2014 Oct 25.

Authors

David Zhe Yuan¹, Mitchell Brooks², Bilyana Dabin¹, Elizabeth Higgs¹, Karice Hyun³, David Brieger⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Australia.
² Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia.
³ The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Australia; Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25464227
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.159

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac catheterisation; Quality of life; Trans-radial.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Cardiac Catheterization / psychology*
Cohort Studies
Female
Femoral Artery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life / psychology*
Radial Artery*
Surveys and Questionnaires