The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
Choice of arterial access site and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes managed with an early invasive strategy: the ACUITY trial
EuroIntervention 2009;5:115-120.
Martial Hamon1*, MD; Lars H. Rasmussen2, MD; Steven V. Manoukian3, MD; Angel Cequier4, MD; A. Michael Lincoff5, MD; Hans-Jürgen Rupprecht6, MD; Bernard J. Gersh7, MB, ChB, Dphil; Tift Mann8, MD; Michel E. Bertrand9, MD; Roxana Mehran10, MD; Gregg W. Stone10, MD
1. Service des Maladies du Cœur et des Vaisseaux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Caen, France; 2. Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; 3. Sarah Cannon Research Institute and Centennial Heart Center, Nashville, Tenness
Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of arterial access site on bleeding and ischaemic outcomes, overall and by treatment strategy, in patients with acute coronary syn