Transradial vascular access is often preferred over the transfemoral route in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for its lower associated risks of bleeding and vascular complications. But ...

Cardiac catheterization begins with arterial access and ends with access-site closure, both of which are fundamental to the safe performance of diagnostic and interventional procedures The preferred ...

Use of a novel inflatable sheath that eases transfemoral access appears feasible and safe, making the approach available to many patients with PAD, reports a small study published online January 30, ...

Complications may arise at any stage of the procedure, and while they commonly relate to vascular access, can also result from trauma during device tracking, positioning or deployment. Furthermore, ...

In endovascular peripheral vascular interventions, the use of arterial cutdown and smaller sheath diameters may reduce the risk for brachial access site complications. For a recent study, researchers ...

Treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs), complex bifurcations, heavily calcified lesions, and left main coronary artery disease with large-bore catheters via the radial artery is associated with ...

Use of a balloon-expandable large-bore sheath during transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement demonstrated similar rates of mortality, vascular complications and bleeding compared with a ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) can be made more user-friendly by placing both arterial sheaths on the same side of the body, according to a center that has made unilateral access the ...