title: If the radial artery is the new standard of care in primary percutaneous coronary intervention, why is most intervention done by the femoral approach?
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Cardiology Department, London W12 0HS, UK. tiffany.patterson@imperial.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Rodney A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Foale
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery