Vascular access

Original Contribution

High Femoral Artery Bifurcation Predicts Contralateral High Bifurcation: Implications for Complex Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures Requiring Large Caliber and/or Dual Access

09/08/2014

Nathan Boyer , MD;

Jeffrey M. Zimmet , MD, PhD;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

Yerem Yeghiazarians , MD;

Andrew J. Boyle , MBBS, PhD, MD;

Thomas A. Ports , MD;

Vipul Gupta , MD;

Kent Feng , BS;

Pavan Cheruvu , MD;

Recent technological advances have led to increased use of bilateral femoral artery access and the requirement for large-bore access. Our study examines the relationship between bifurcation level of one CFA and the contralateral CFA in order...

Recent technological advances...

09/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transradial Access and Radiation Exposure in Diagnostic and Interventional Coronary Procedures

09/06/2014

Alessandro Sciahbasi , MD, PhD;

Stefano Rigattieri , MD, PhD;

Sven Drefahl , PhD;

Silvio Fedele , MD;

Eleonora Mussino , PhD;

Maria Cera , MD;

Cristian Di Russo , MD;

Francesco Rocco Pugliese , MD;

Although transradial access (TRA) is being increasingly used in interventional cardiology, there are concerns about a possible increase in radiation exposure (RE) as compared to transfemoral access (TFA). We sought to compare RE during...

Although transradial access...

09/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Operator and Institutional Experience Reduces Room-to-Balloon Times for Transradial Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

01/29/2014

Jeffrey Rade , MD;

Mohammed Akhter , MD;

Daniel Z. Fisher , MD, PhD;

Kurt G. Barringhaus , MD;

Craig Smith , MD;

Transradial (TR) access for primary PCI is becoming accepted as the preferred approach but has not gained widespread adoption due to technical challenges that may limit procedural success and delay time to revascularization, particularly...

Transradial (TR) access for...

01/29/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Utility of Fluoroscopy in Teaching Trainees Groin Puncture Technique

01/08/2014

Megha Prasad , MD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Han W. Tun ;

Femoral artery puncture at the femoral head is associated with improved outcomes. Groin puncture using fluoroscopy can be taught to a high proficiency level with appropriate instruction.

Femoral artery puncture at the...

01/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

When a Clinician Becomes the Patient, What Matters? The Importance of Good Access.

03/01/2013

Gerald Lagasse , RCIS;

With thirty-one years of practical experience in arterial access (38 years total in the lab), I have learned that developing the skills of proper access and being a diagnostician can be as important as the interventional cardiac...

With thirty-one years of...

03/01/2013

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