Compared to the femoral approach, the use of radial arterial access has been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of access site bleeding complications in staged procedures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical outcomes comparing radial and femoral approaches in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction with primary angioplasty and the GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor abciximab. Between 15 September 1999 and 15 September 2002, we prospectively enrolled 119 consecutive patients undergoing primary angioplasty with abciximab comparing radial (n = 64) and femoral (n = 55) access. In this nonrandomized study, freedom from major cardiac events at 1-month follow-up occurred in 62 (97

作者：Francois, Philippe；Fabrice, Larrazet；Tarek, Meziane；Alain, Dibie

来源：Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2004 年 61卷 1期