02 Jan 2019
Transradial left main PCI is safe and effective
EuroIntervention Journal
This multiple large randomised trials includes more than 18,000 patients comparing transradial vs. transfemoral access for coronary intervention that have shown that transradial access improves outcomes including major vascular complications, bleeding and mortality!
One of the most important limitations of the EXCEL analysis is that it was underpowered to detect differences in bleeding between transradial and transfemoral PCI. This study illustrates the effect on BARC 3-5 bleeding in the EXCEL trial and MATRIX trial, showing a very consistent directional effect in both trials. Want to find out more?
Authors
S. S. Jolly, M. Valgimigli
