EMJ spoke with Arnold Seto, a leading interventional cardiologist, to discuss innovations in vascular access, procedural ...

Zylox-Tonbridge Medical Technology has received regulatory approval for its ZYLOX Unicorn vascular closure device (VCD) in Indonesia. This approval represents the first international market clearance ...

ProGlide was a 6 Fr suture mediated closure system designed for closure of femoral artery puncture sites up to 8 Fr. Briefly, after removal of the arterial sheath, the closure device was inserted over ...

The femoral vein (in the groin) is used when the subclavian approach can’t be done. A small puncture (instead of a cut) is made over the vein. The doctor will numb the site. A sheath (a plastic ...

Intended for removal of thrombi and emboli from peripheral arteries ranging from 5.5–10 mm in diameter, sizes typical of iliac and femoral arteries ... 7 Fr guide sheath through which the ...

Participants were randomly assigned to angiography with either the femoral or radial approach ... 16 cases failed at the stage of sheath placement or failed at advancing catheter caused by ...

50 Burzotta F, Shoeib O, Aurigemma C, Trani C. Angio-Guidewire-Ultrasound (AGU) guidance for femoral access in procedures requiring large sheaths. J Invasive Cardiol. 2019;31:E37–E39.

Walton and colleagues included 410 people undergoing transfemoral TAVR who had been randomized to routine protamine or placebo at the conclusion of transfemoral TAVR (prior to femoral sheath ...