Medscape

Radial Access for PCI Rises: Better Than Femoral?

The use of the radial arterial access site for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the US increased markedly between 2013 and 2022 and was linked to lower risks for in-hospital mortality, ...
TCTMD

Femoral Operators Get Bad Rap in Observational Studies, HEAT-PPCI Suggests

A new analysis of the HEAT-PPCI trial suggests that transfemoral operators might be unfairly maligned, with data showing that physicians experienced with the femoral approach achieve outcomes as good ...
TCTMD

Transradial PCI Bests Femoral Access in Complex Cases: COLOR

Treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs), complex bifurcations, heavily calcified lesions, and left main coronary artery disease with large-bore catheters via the radial artery is associated with ...
Nature

Radial artery access—a RIVAL to the femoral approach

The radial approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces vascular access site complications when compared with the femoral approach and results in similar success rates. These findings ...
Medscape

Femoral vs. Jugular Venous Catheterization and Risk of Nosocomial Events in Adults Requiring Acute Renal Replacement Therapy (Cathedia Study)

Anthony A. Bavry, M.D., M.P.H. Intensive care unit patients who required acute renal replacement therapy were randomized to catheterization in the jugular vein (n = 375) or the femoral vein (n = 375).