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UCSF Leads Bay Area in Lower-Risk, Lower-Cost Heart Procedure

<p>UCSF Medical Center performs a lower-risk cardiac procedure to treat coronary blockage that goes through the radial artery in a patient's arm, an uncommon practice in the U.S., where more than 95 percent of heart catheterizations are performed through the femoral artery in the patient’s leg.</p>

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