Introduction Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the first choice of treatment for myocardial infarction (MI). However, entry site failure is still one of the major complications faced by the interventionist. Hence the present study compared the efficacy and complications of radial and femoral approaches in PCI in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 67-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension since 7 years presented with a 3-month history of low-grade fever and malaise. Cardiac auscultation revealed the presence of an ejection systolic murmur in the primary aortic area. Most of the investigations for febrile illness were reported normal.
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