Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography and intervention in patients with acute coronary syndromes (RIVAL): a randomised, parallel group, multicentre trial

Abstract

Small trials have suggested that radial access for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces vascular complications and bleeding compared with femoral access. We aimed to assess whether radial access was superior to femoral access in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who were undergoing coronary angiography with possible intervention.

Keywords

• Acute Myocardial-Infarction
• Current-Oasis 7
• Transfemoral Approach
• Transradial Approach
• Clinical-Outcomes
• Factorial Trial
• Aspirin
• Impact
• Angioplasty
• Clopidogrel