Micropuncture

Case Report

Micropuncture Access of Femoral Artery: Micro-Wires Leading to Macro-Complications

12/17/2020

Michael Hust, MD, FACC, FSCAI¹; Oscar R. Rosales, MD²

¹University of Texas-McGovern School of Medicine, Houston; ²Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute; University of Texas-McGovern School of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Michael Hust, MD, FACC, FSCAI1; Oscar...

A 76-year-old female who developed sudden and severe left calf and foot pain after recent travel was found to have subtotal occlusion of the left popliteal artery and critical limb ischemia. Vascular access in the right CFA with a...

A 76-year-old female who...

12/17/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Use Micropuncture Technique for Pericardiocentesis?

09/07/2015

Compiled by Morton Kern, MD, with contributions from Andrew Doorey, Newark, Delaware; Navin Kapur, Boston, Massachusetts; Ajay Kirtane, New York City, New York; Andrew D. Michaels, Eureka, California; Jeffrey Marshall, Gainesville, Georgia; Gus Pichard, Washington, D.C.; Fred Resnick, Boston, Massachusetts; Arnold Seto, Long Beach, California; Zoltan G. Turi, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Compiled by Morton Kern, MD, with con...

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest