title: Does a vascular closure device affect the imbalance in complications between radial and femoral access?
abstract: There exists a robust evidence base of superior outcomes in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) with radial as opposed to femoral access Benefit of vascular closure devices to decrease femoral access complications remains a matter of contention; the evidence base is largely incomplete Vascular site complications and access site related bleeding may be as much, or more affected by access technique as by method of vascular closure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Zoltan G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Turi
mesh_terms: D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D017534:Radial Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D065506:Vascular Closure Devices