title: The use of radial access decreases the risk of vascular access-site-related complications at a patient level but is associated with an increased risk at a population level: the radial paradox.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology Division, Dept. of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azzalini
authors.forename: E Marc
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Jolicoeur
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017534:Radial Artery