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Key Points Access-site and nonaccess-site bleeding complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with poor outcome, including mortality. A transradial approach (TRA) for diagnostic angiography and PCI is associated with virtually no major access-site bleeding, early ambulation, and subsequent…
Introduction Myocardial infarction (MI) includes patients presenting with ST-elevation MI (STEMI) and those without ST-segment MI (NSTEMI), and although these types of MI share a common physiopathology and principles of treatment (see Chapter 13 ), the approaches to management of…