Left Radial Access Is Preferable to Right Radial Access for the Diagnostic or Interventional Coronary Procedures: A Meta-Analysis Involving 22 Randomized Clinical Trials and 10287 Patients

Xiaogang Guo; Jie Ding; Yue Qi; Nan Jia; Shaoli Chu; Jinxiu Lin; Jinzi Su; Feng Peng; Wenquan Niu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078499

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Left Radial Access Is Preferable to Right Radial Access for the Diagnostic or Interventional Coronary Procedures: A Meta-Analysis Involving 22 Randomized Clinical Trials and 10287 Patients

Xiaogang Guo,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Jie Ding,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Yue Qi,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
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Nan Jia,

Affiliations Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Shaoli Chu,

Affiliations Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Jinxiu Lin,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Jinzi Su ,

* E-mail: niuwenquan_shcn@163.com (WN); pengfeng@medmail.com.cn (FP); sujinzi1@163.com (JS)

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Feng Peng ,

* E-mail: niuwenquan_shcn@163.com (WN); pengfeng@medmail.com.cn (FP); sujinzi1@163.com (JS)

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Wenquan Niu

* E-mail: niuwenquan_shcn@163.com (WN); pengfeng@medmail.com.cn (FP); sujinzi1@163.com (JS)

Affiliations Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Left Radial Access Is Preferable to Right Radial Access for the Diagnostic or Interventional Coronary Procedures: A Meta-Analysis Involving 22 Randomized Clinical Trials and 10287 Patients

Xiaogang Guo,
Jie Ding,
Yue Qi,
Nan Jia,
Shaoli Chu,
Jinxiu Lin,
Jinzi Su,
Feng Peng,
Wenquan Niu

Published: November 5, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078499

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