Radial approach for patients with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: it is definitely the best access site

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3140-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.157. Epub 2013 May 9.

Authors

Yao-Jun Zhang¹, Bo Xu, Patrick W Serruys, Christos V Bourantas, Javaid Iqbal, Takashi Muramatsu, Ming-Hui Li, Fei Ye, Nai-Liang Tian, Hector M Garcia-Garcia, Shao-Liang Chen

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, China; Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 23664049
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.157

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Femoral approach; Meta-analysis; Radial approach.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / physiopathology
Acute Coronary Syndrome / surgery*
Electrocardiography
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
Radial Artery*