The choice of arterial access for percutaneous coronary intervention and its impact on outcome: An expert opinion perspective

Nevin C. Baker, Gary M. Ansel, Sunil V. Rao, Sanjit S. Jolly, Augusto D. Pichard, Daniel Steinberg, Michael J. Lipinski, Ricardo O. Escarcega, Sa'Ar Minha, Thibault Lhermusier, Marco A. Magalhães, Ron Waksman*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The prevention of major bleeding during percutaneous coronary intervention is one of the most widely discussed and often controversial topics within interventional cardiology. The choice of arterial access should be considered a mechanism for bleeding avoidance, and various strategies have been proposed to prevent or lower major bleeding and vascular complications with varying levels of strength. Herein, we review the current literature on arterial access as a bleeding avoidance strategy during percutaneous coronary intervention and its impact on outcome and provide a consensus opinion based on the strength of the evidence supporting various techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-22
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Heart Journal
Volume170
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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