Vascular Access & Closure

Suggested Technique

Apple Core: A Novel Technique for Accessing Calcified and Fibrotic Common Femoral Arteries

11/05/2019

We found this technique useful for gaining access in fibrotic and calcified arteries. It does not require any extra equipment aside from the needle already on the table.

We found this technique useful...

11/05/2019

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Case Report

Pseudoaneurysm After Left Distal Transradial Access

10/06/2019

Achmad Fauzi Yahya , MD;

Miftah Pramudyo , MD;

Mohammad Iqbal , MD;

Hawani Sasmaya , MD;

Syarief Hidayat , MD;

Teguh Marfen Djajakusumah , MD;

Ferdinand Kiemeneij , MD, PhD;

We report a pseudoaneurysm (PSA) in a patient who underwent coronary angiography via left distal transradial access (ldTRA) 3 months previously. This is the reported case of pseudoaneurysm formation following ldTRA.

We report a pseudoaneurysm (PSA)...

10/06/2019

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CLI Perspectives

4 French Access for Endovascular Procedures

07/29/2019

Jihad A. Mustapha , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

William H. Julien , MD;

All arterial punctures are performed with ultrasound guidance and 4 French (Fr) micropuncture.

All arterial punctures are...

07/29/2019

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Case Report

Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention via the Left Distal Radial Snuffbox Approach in a Post Coronary Bypass Graft Patient

07/29/2019

Andrew L. Chan , MD, MB, FCCP, FRCP;

Francisco L. Chio Jr., MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI;

We believe this case is one of the first documented cases of a successful SVG intervention via the left distal radial snuffbox approach, as well as the first of its kind to be documented in the Southeast Asian region.

We believe this case is one of...

07/29/2019

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