Meta-analyses of randomised studies and large observational registries show that radial access reduces procedure access site-related major bleeding compared to femoral access.
Evidence has accumulated in the literature showing the benefits of radial over femoral access for PCI including reduced bleeding and improved survival.
"Andres Iniesta suffered the injury during training and doctors have diagnosed a total rupture of the right femoral biceps muscle, " the club's Web site said.
In PCI, a catheter is passed usually from the femoral artery in the groin up to the heart and into the small coronary arteries that pass through the heart muscle.
In addition, patients receiving the femoral approach must lie down for several hours after PCI to reduce the risk of severe bleeding while radial access allows patients to stand up in one hour.
Between the transport time and the time it took to plug the inflow and outflow lines into the femoral vessels of her right leg, she had been lifeless for an hour and a half.