Abstract:Randomised clinical trials of radial versus femoral access support the concept that radial access should be the preferred access route. The RadIal Vs. femorAL clinical trial (RIVAL) (n = 7,021), which was recently published, demonstrated that radial access and femoral access presented similar rates regarding the combined primary outcome of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or severe bleeding within 30 days. However, radial access was associated with a reduction of over 60% of severe vascular complications … Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.