Predictors of in-hospital gastrointestinal bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention

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dilatation equipment in 0.4%. The complications associated with radial access included hematoma managed medically in 0.35%, bleeding requiring blood transfusion in two cases (0.02%), and seven patients required surgical intervention (one A-V fistula, two pseudo-aneurysm, and four hematoma evacuation). The radial pulse was absent without symptoms or signs of ischemia in 4%. One patient has required late (7 months) angioplasty for subclavian artery occlusion after initial development of radial artery thrombosis. Conclusion: In selected patients, the transradial approach performed by trained operators is safe and feasible for PCI. The major clinical advantage of the radial approach is the absence of major vascular access complications.