**Radial Access in Primary PCI for Acute Myocardial Infarction**

Hussien Heshmat, Yassir El haddad, Mahmoud Farouk and Mohamed Abdel Meguid

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69131

#### **Abstract**

Transradial approach (TRA) is now considered the standard of care in many centers for elective and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The use of the radial approach in ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients has been asso‐ ciated with a significant reduction in major adverse cardiac events. However, it is still unclear if the side of radial access (right vs. left) has impact on safety and effectiveness of TRA in primary PCI. So this chapter was conducted to summarize the benefits of tran‐ sradial access over transfemoral access based on the most recent studies and to compare between using either right radial or left radial as an access for transradial procedure.

**Keywords:** primary PCI, left radial access, right radial approach, AMI
