Comparison of the transradial and transfemoral approach in treatment of chronic total occlusions with similar lesion characteristics

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HUYUT M. A., YAMAÇ A. H.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.19, no.5, pp.319-325, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 19 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2018
• Doi Number: 10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2018.02779
• Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.319-325
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: There is limited data on the efficacy and the safety of the transradial approach (TRA) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO), particularly in comparison with the transfemoral approach (TFA) in lesions with similar complexity.