BOSTON, MA—Ultrasound guidance for femoral access does not appear to reduce bleeding or vascular complications but does reduce the risk of venipuncture and lowers the number of arterial puncture ...

The great majority of women who had radial access (86.1%) noted that they would prefer repeat radial access, while only about half of those who had femoral access said they would prefer to repeat ...

New data demonstrate the superiority of radial arterial access compared to femoral arterial access for coronary interventions. Findings showed radial access was associated with lower rates of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who are morbidly obese had fewer wound complications with percutaneous femoral access for endovascular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Radial access PCI use increased since 2013, with lower mortality and bleeding vs. femoral access PCI. However, ...

The use of the radial arterial access site for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the US increased markedly between 2013 and 2022 and was linked to lower risks for in-hospital mortality, ...

The femoral vein, a blood vessel located deep inside each of the thighs, is prone to blood clots. Known as femoral vein thrombosis, a blood clot in the femoral vein or its branches can have serious ...

Cardiac catheterization begins with arterial access and ends with access-site closure, both of which are fundamental to the safe performance of diagnostic and interventional procedures The preferred ...

Adrenal venous sampling (AVS) is the criterion standard to distinguish between unilateral and bilateral adrenal disease in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). The femoral vein is the only ...