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Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy Volume 11, 2013 - Issue 10
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Editorial

Progression of radial approach to PCI in the USA: from niche procedure to default approach

Antonio Gutierrez Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, MA, USA
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Yiannis S Chatzizisis Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sunil V Rao The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
Pages 1271-1273 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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Figure 1. Progression of transradial approach to percutaneous coronary intervention in the USA. MACCE: Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; NCDR: National Cardiovascular Data Registry; PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention; RIFLE: Radial Versus Femoral Randomized Investigation in ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (RIFLE) trial; RIVAL: Radial VsfemorAL access for coronary intervention trial; STE ACS: ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; TRA: Transradial approach; VA CART: Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking.

Figure 1. Progression of transradial approach to percutaneous coronary intervention in the USA. MACCE: Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; NCDR: National Cardiovascular Data Registry; PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention; RIFLE: Radial Versus Femoral Randomized Investigation in ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (RIFLE) trial; RIVAL: Radial VsfemorAL access for coronary intervention trial; STE ACS: ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; TRA: Transradial approach; VA CART: Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking.

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