We report two cases of acute myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in which femoral arterial access was either contraindicated or impossible. In both, emergency PTCA was successfully performed via the left radial artery. Including stent implantation in one patient, without entry site complication.
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