Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography or intervention and the impact on major bleeding and ischemic events: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 132-140

  Jolly, Sanjit S ^a   Amlani, Shoaib ^a   Hamon, Martial ^b   Yusuf, Salim ^a   Mehta, Shamir R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY STENT; DATA EXTRACTION; DEATH; FEMORAL ACCESS CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ACCESS CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; RADIAL ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 57149103475     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.023     Document Type: Article

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