Adoption of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention and rates of vascular complications following transfemoral procedures: Insights from NCDR
Badri M, Shapiro T, Wang Y, Minges KE, Curtis JP, Gray WA. Adoption of the transradial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention and rates of vascular complications following transfemoral procedures: Insights from NCDR. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 92: 835-841. PMID: 29359497, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTransfemoral percutaneous coronary interventionVascular complicationsTransradial approachCoronary interventionAccess site bleedingNCDR CathPCI RegistryFemoral operatorsTransfemoral proceduresRetroperitoneal bleedingCathPCI RegistrySite bleedingRetrospective analysisComplicationsPropensity scorePreadoption periodBleedingMeaningful increaseInterventionRecent studiesHematomaRegistryNCDRAccess skillsPhysicians