A Comparison of Image Quality Using Radial vs Femoral Approaches in Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Coronary Angiography.

CONCLUSION: Radial access produces poorer angiographic image quality and exposes patients to greater radiation compared to femoral access in contemporary practice. An awareness of these limitations is important when selecting mode of access in patients undergoing diagnostic CAG. PMID: 30108188 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research