Transradial access compared with femoral puncture closure devices in percutaneous coronary procedures Alessandro Sciahbasi, Dionigi Fischetti, Amedeo Picciolo, Roberto Patrizi, Isabella Sperduti, Giuseppe Colonna, Francesco Summaria, Antonio Montinaro, Ernesto Lioy International Journal of Cardiology Volume 137, Issue 3, Pages 199-205 (November 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.045 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Differences in major vascular complications between groups. The radial approach was associated with a significant reduction in major vascular complications compared with both the manual compression and the vascular closure devices groups. There were no significant differences between manual compression and vascular closure devices or between Starclose™ and Angioseal™ VIP. MC: manual compression; RA: transradial approach. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, 199-205DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.045) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Odds ratio for major complications. The reduction in major complications associated with the radial approach was observed in all subgroups analysed. ACS: acute coronary syndromes; GP: glycoprotein; MC: manual compression; PCI: percutaneous coronary interventions; RA: transradial approach; VCD: vascular closure device. International Journal of Cardiology 2009 137, 199-205DOI: (10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.045) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions