SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF TRANSRADIAL APPROACH FOR CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTION IN THE ELDERLY: A SYSTEMIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Authors :: Warren J. Cantor
Asim N. Cheema
Sanjit S. Jolly
Olivier F. Bertrand
Sami Alnasser
Akshay Bagai
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2014.
Abstract: Transradial approach (TR) for coronary angiography and intervention (CA/PCI) is shown to offer significant advantages compared to transfemoral approach (TF) in general population. However, limited information is available for the safety and efficacy of TR in the elderly. A comprehensive literature

Subjects :: Coronary angiography
education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Population
Meta-analysis
Internal medicine
Intervention (counseling)
Emergency medicine
Conventional PCI
Cardiology
Medicine
education
business
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Full Text Access

Tools