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 ...
Patients undergoing extraction of old transvenous leads via laser sheaths experienced similar success and complication rates, and shorter procedure times vs. femoral snare extraction, new study data ...
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, ...
Solitary, benign retroperitoneal neurofibromas are exceedingly rare. Our case report highlights a man who presented with left-sided abdominal pain and left lower extremity numbness and weakness. On ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...