Neurologic complications after transradial or transfemoral approach for diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization: A propensity score analysis of 16,710 cases from a prospective registry

Conclusion.
Rates of documented stroke/TIA were low. Our observational study suggests that widening the use of the transradial approach is not associated with an increased risk of clinically relevant procedure‐related neurologic complications. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - February 9, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Luis Raposo, Sérgio Madeira, Rui Campante Teles, Miguel Santos, Henrique Gabriel, Pedro Gonçalves, João Brito, Silvio Leal, Manuel Almeida, Miguel Mendes Tags: Original Studie Source Type: research