Aims: The NCDR CathPCI Registry collects detailed clinical, process-of-care and outcomes
data for patients undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention …

This review suggests that there is a critical need to renew understanding of adverse events
and complications within interventional radiology and to redefine a robust commitment to …

Background Use of fluoroscopy and bone landmarks to guide percutaneous common
femoral artery (CFA) access has decreased access site complications compared with …

Background The process of assuring the safety of medical devices is constrained by reliance
on voluntary reporting of adverse events. We evaluated a strategy of prospective, active …

Objective This study was conducted to determine the effect of the application of cold on
hematoma, ecchymosis, and pain in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary …

Bleeding avoidance strategies for percutaneous coronary interventions continue to evolve
with the availability of newer antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapies. Advances in …

Abstract Purpose of Review Vascular access and closure is a key part of endovascular
procedures, and access site-related complications are an independent predictor of adverse …

Advances in the treatment of hemophilia have made the life expectancy of hemophiliacs
similar to that of the general population. Physicians have begun to face age-related …

This article reviews the arterial access sites used in the treatment of peripheral arterial
disease, including common femoral, superficial femoral, and popliteal arterial puncture. The …

Vascular closure devices (VCDs) are used to obtain hemostasis at the vascular access site
while limiting the need for manual compression. They have gained significant popularity …