Outcomes of Transradial PCI compared to Transfemoral PCI in veterans with anemia: Insight from the VA Clinical Assessment, Reporting and Tracking (CART) program
Highlights
- • Anemia is common in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and increases risk of bleeding and death.
- • Radial artery access for PCI is associated with lower overall bleeding compared with femoral access.
- • This study of 7330 Veterans confirmed the high incidence of bleeding, heart attack and death in anemic patients undergoing PCI.
- • Radial access in anemic patients was not associated with lower risk of in-hospital bleeding or death compared with femoral access.
Abstract
Background
Pre-procedural anemia is associated with increased bleeding and mortality post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The effect of trans-radial PCI (TR-PCI) in improving outcomes compared to trans-femoral PCI (TF-PCI) in anemic patients is not known.