Radial versus femoral access in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A propensity-matched analysis from real-world data of the K-ACTIVE registry

CONCLUSION: In STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI, in comparison to femoral access, radial access reduced composite events in the entire population and the matched population, through a reduction in MACE and BARC 3 or 5 bleeding.PMID:36163313 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.09.001

Source: Journal of Cardiology - September 26, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hiroyoshi Mori Kaoru Sakurai Yuji Ikari Kazuki Fukui Atsuo Maeda Yoshihiro Akashi Junya Ako Toshiaki Ebina Kouichi Tamura Atsuo Namiki Ichiro Michishita Kazuo Kimura Hiroshi Suzuki Source Type: research