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Radial and Femoral Access in Percutaneous Intervention

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Femoral and radial accesses are the most commonly used approaches in interventional cardiology. Femoral access-site has been implemented for many years in percutaneous coronary intervention and still today is the most used approach in several countries. Radial access, more recently introduced, guarantees a less invasive procedure and a reduced incidence of vascular access site complications.

The purpose of this chapter is to review critically the most recent evidence comparing radial and femoral approaches for percutaneous coronary intervention. Advantages and limitations of each technique will be evaluated with respect to the most recent interventional procedures.

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  1. Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, The Netherlands

    Francesco Costa MD

  2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Policlinico “G. Martino”, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Francesco Costa MD

  3. Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, The Netherlands

    Marco Valgimigli MD, PhD, FESC

  4. Erasmus MC, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Marco Valgimigli MD, PhD, FESC

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  2. Department of Interventional Cardiology, Otamendi Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Costa, F., Valgimigli, M. (2015). Radial and Femoral Access in Percutaneous Intervention. In: Ambrose, J., Rodríguez, A. (eds) Controversies in Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20415-4_24

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