Radial vs. Femoral Artery Access in Elderly Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Autor: José Augusto Ribas Fortes, Jackson Stadler, láscara Wozniak, Rodrigo Cerci, Alessandro Rell, Cleverson Neves Zukowski, Newton Fernando Stadler de Souza Filho, Marisa Leal, Emile Alencar Cordeiro
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Cardiologia Invasiva (English Version). 22:125-130
ISSN: 0104-1843
Popis: BackgroundStudies demonstrate that radial artery access reduces the risk of vascular and bleeding complications associated to percutaneous coronary intervention. Our objective was to evaluate in-hospital results of the transradial approach in elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.MethodsProspective registry including patient’s≥70 years of age; safety and efficacy endpoints were compared for the radial and femoral artery access groups.ResultsWe included 255 patients, 117 (52%) treated using the radial approach and 108 using the femoral approach. Except for age, the remaining clinical characteristics did not show differences between groups. Male patients prevailed (60%), 36.7% were diabetic and over one third were diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome. Angiographic and procedure-related variables did not show differences between groups. When vascular complication rates were compared only hematomas
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