Efficacy of transradial primary stenting in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
We conducted a prospective observational study to assess the effectiveness of "transradial primary stenting" in 33 patients with acute myocardial infarction, along with acute risk stratification and accelerated patient care. With use of adequate inclusion and exclusion criteria, the radial artery can be used as an access site for catheterization, and transradial primary stenting can be performed rapidly and successfully by trained coronary interventionalists.
Ochiai
M
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Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. mochiai@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
Isshiki
T
T
Toyoizumi
H
H
Eto
K
K
Yokoyama
N
N
Koyama
Y
Y
Takeshita
S
S
Sato
T
T
D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods; D017534:Radial Artery; D015607:Stents