ultrasound guidance

Original Research

An Ultrasound Survey of the Radial and Ulnar Arteries in an American Population: Implications for Transradial Access

03/01/2023

Palpation-guided access of the radial artery (RA) has transradial access (TRA) failure rates averaging 6%-7%. This study aimed to measure RA and ulnar artery (UA) diameters by ultrasound in a typical American population, in hopes of...

Palpation-guided access of the...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Endovascular Recanalization of a Short-Segment Occlusion of the IVC Using Simultaneous Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guidance in a Patient With Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease (Stage 4): Technical Feasibility and Short-Term Outcomes

02/16/2022

Santhosh Babu Bharathy , MD, MBBS;

Vinu Moses , MD, DNB, MBBS;

Shyamkumar Nidugala Keshava , MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, FRANZCR;

Kumar Muthukumar , MBBS, DMRD, FRCR, DNB, FNVIR;

Uday George Zachariah , MBBS, MD, DM, FRCP;

This case report describes an endovascular technique in the management of symptomatic inferior vena cava occlusion in a patient with chronic kidney disease (stage 4) not on dialysis.

This case report describes an...

02/16/2022

Vascular Disease Management

Physician Highlight

Ultrasound Guidance in Femoral Artery Catheterization: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

06/28/2019

Sanjit S. Jolly , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Mohammed K. Rashid , MD;

Nazanin Sahami , MD;

Kuljit Singh , MD, PhD;

Jose Winter , MD;

Tej Sheth , MD, FRCPC, FACC;

In this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials, we assessed whether ultrasound guidance was associated with a decreased risk of vascular complications during femoral artery catheterization.

In this systematic review and...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Adoption of Routine Ultrasound Guidance for Femoral Arterial Access for Cardiac Catheterization

07/22/2016

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Jared Oyama , MD;

Jonathan Soverow , MD, MPH;

We sought to describe current knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding ultrasound use among interventional cardiologists using an online survey.

We sought to describe current...

07/22/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Ultrasound-Guided Catheterization of the Femoral Artery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

06/29/2015

David Paul Slovut , MD, PhD;

Maria Sobolev , MD;

Alfredo Lee Chang , MD;

Ariel L. Shiloh , MD;

Lewis A. Eisen , MD;

Vascular complications related to femoral artery cannulation can be quite devastating; preventing these complications is vital. The goal of this meta-analysis was to determine the utility of real-time 2D ultrasound guidance for femoral artery...

Vascular complications related...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Let "US" Guide the Way?

06/29/2015

Craig M. Walker , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, FCCP;

Pradeep K. Nair , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Should ultrasound (US)-guided vascular access be used to guide all femoral artery cannulations? Editorial commentary discusses femoral access-related complications and the promise of US guidance.

Should ultrasound (US)-guided...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology