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A Randomized Comparison of Transradial Versus Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty

Martin Brueck, MD^_*,_*, Dirk Bandorski, MD^_*, Wilfried Kramer, MD^_*, Marcus Wieczorek, MD, Reinhard Höltgen, MD, Harald Tillmanns, MD

^_* Department of Cardiology, Clinic of Wetzlar, Wetzlar, Germany
Department of Cardiology, Evangelisches und Johanniter Klinikum Niederrhein gGmbH, Duisburg, Germany
Department of Cardiology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

View larger version (11K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 1 Disposition of Patients Throughout the Study A total of 2,316 patients were initially screened. Of those, 1,024 patients met eligibility criteria and were randomly assigned to the transradial and transfemoral approach.