• 1. Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China;
  • 2. Department of Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China;
MU HUya-ti, Email: muhuyati@163.com
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Objective To systematically review the efficacy and safety of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) via radial access versus via femoral access for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the clinical efficacy and safety of radial access for PCI in patients with acute STEMI were searched in PubMed, EMbase, CBM, The Cochrane Library (Issue 6, 2014), CNKI, VIP, and WanFang Data from 2000 to November 2014. Literature screening according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, data extraction and methodological quality assessment of included studies were completed by two reviewers independently. Then meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.2 software. Results A total of fourteen RCTs involving 5 212 patients were enrolled. The results indicated that:a) radial access was associated with decreased risks of mortality (OR=0.54, 95%CI 0.40 to 0.74, P=0.000 1); decreased incidences of major bleeding (OR=0.50, 95%CI 0.34 to 0.74, P=0.000 8), major adverse cardiac events (MACE) (OR=0.65, 95%CI 0.50 to 0.83, P=0.000 6), and puncture site complications (OR=0.35, 95%CI 0.25 to 0.49, P < 0.000 01); and decreased hospital duration (MD=-2.14, 95%CI-3.97 to-0.31, P=0.002). b) However, the two groups were alike in the success rate of operation, exposure time of X ray, risk of stroke, and the rate of CABG. PCI via radial access took more operation time than that via femoral access, and PCI via radial access had a higher incidence of changing puncture access. Conclusion For acute STEMI patients undergoing PCI, radial access could significantly reduce mortality, and incidences of major bleeding, MACE and puncture site complications. Therefore, under the conditions of strict indication control and increased operation skills, PCI via radial access is effective and safe in the treatment of acute STEMI. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more large-scale, multi-centre, high quality RCTs are needed to verify the above conclusion.

Citation: BUGuo-sen, YANGLi, MU HUya-ti, LIUZhi-qiang, HEPeng-yi, YANGYu-chun, ZHANGLei. Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Primary Percutaneous Interventions via Radial Access for Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(12): 1482-1490. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140237 Copy

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