Does a vascular closure device affect the imbalance in complications between radial and femoral access?

Abstract

There exists a robust evidence base of superior outcomes in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) with radial as opposed to femoral access Benefit of vascular closure devices to decrease femoral access complications remains a matter of contention; the evidence base is largely incomplete Vascular site complications and access site related bleeding may be as much, or more affected by access technique as by method of vascular closure.

• Authors: Zoltan G Turi
• Journal: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (Catheter Cardiovasc Interv) Vol. 87 Issue 5 Pg. 855-6 (Apr 2016) ISSN: 1522-726X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 27085026 (Publication Type: Editorial, Comment)
• Copyright: © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Topics

• Femoral Artery
• Humans
• Myocardial Infarction
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Radial Artery
• Treatment Outcome
• Vascular Closure Devices