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

 -  2015 
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<br/><br/> 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. Copyright � 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>0002-8703 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>*Blood Loss, Surgical/pc [Prevention & Control]<br/>*Cardiac Catheterization/mt [Methods]<br/>*Coronary Artery Disease/su [Surgery]<br/>*Femoral Artery<br/>*Myocardial Infarction/su [Surgery]<br/>*Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/mt [Methods]<br/>*Postoperative Hemorrhage/pc [Prevention & Control]<br/>*Radial Artery<br/>Coronary Angiography/mt [Methods]<br/>Humans<br/>Practice Guidelines as Topic<br/>Surgery, Computer-Assisted<br/>Treatment Outcome<br/>Vascular Closure Devices
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Function: </label><br/>Journal Article<br/>Review