Impact of Access Site Practice on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Thrombolysis for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the United Kingdom: An Insight From the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Dataset
Conclusions
TRA is associated with decreased odds of bleeding complications, mortality, and MACE in patients undergoing PCI following thrombolysis and should be preferred access site choice in this cohort of patients.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - Category: Cardiology Authors: Rashid, M., Rushton, C. A., Kwok, C. S., Kinnaird, T., Kontopantelis, E., Olier, I., Ludman, P., De Belder, M. A., Nolan, J., Mamas, M. A. Tags: Coronary: Focus on Vascular Access Source Type: research
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