Objectives: This study was designed to assess the safety of arteriotomy closure devices
(ACDs) versus mechanical compression by meta-analysis in patients undergoing …

Advances in interventional angiography such as covered stent technology and adjunctive
anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy for arterial recanalization have reached the margins …

BACKGROUND: As vascular surgeons perform increasing numbers of percutaneous
catheter–based procedures, they will need to become familiar with varying methods of …

Percutaneous cardiac catheterization and endovascular procedures are associated with
complications at the vascular access site. While surgery has been the traditional treatment …

An in-depth literature search is performed by using electronic medical literature databases.
Then, a critical review of peer-reviewed articles is performed with regard to the study …

A 71-year-old female patient presented with a wide-necked carotid cavernous aneurysm for
which stent and coil placement was planned. Arterial tortuosity required direct puncture of …

OBJECTIVE To describe the infectious complications of percutaneous vascular closure
devices (PVCDs) on the basis of our institutional experience with PVCDs and the published …

The rising numbers in the aging population will undoubtedly lead to a corresponding
increase in percutaneous endovascular procedures to address their cardiovascular health …

Hemostasis obtained by manual compression after femoral artery catheterization results in
consistently low rates of major complications. A rare complication of femoral artery …

We compared the use of manual compression and Angio-Seal and Starclose arterial closure
devices to achieve hemostasis following common femoral artery (CFA) punctures in order to …