Radial access used less than femoral approach for emergency angioplasty
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
Although using the radial artery as the access point for angioplasty has been linked to reduced bleeding compared to use of the femoral artery, only a small number of high-risk heart attack patients who undergo rescue angioplasty -- emergency procedures following failed therapy with clot-busting drugs -- are treated by radial access, according to a study.