Introduction: Transradial artery access (TRA) was introduced in 1989 and has been
universally used as an alternative approach to the traditional transfemoral access (TFA) …

Over the past three decades, lubricious (hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic) polymer-coated
devices have been increasingly adopted by interventional physicians and vascular …

Object Delayed ipsilateral intraparenchymal hemorrhage has been observed following
aneurysm treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED). The relationship of this …

With the increased use of percutaneous intravascular diagnostic and therapeutic devices,
there is potential for embolization of materials introduced into the vasculature. We report …

Foreign material emboli following cerebral, cardiac, and peripheral catheterizations have
been reported since the mid-1990s. Catheter coatings have been frequently implicated. The …

This book offers detailed guidance on the diagnostic use of cerebral angiography based on
precise description of the angiographic appearances of normal anatomy and pathological …

Complications of endovascular therapy of aneurysms mainly include aneurysm rupture and
thromboembolic events. The widespread use of MR imaging for follow-up of these patients …

Hydrophilic polymers are widely used as surface coatings on vascular medical devices,
including guidewires, introducer and delivery sheaths, and implantable stents and coils, as …

Hydrophilic polymers are commonly applied as surface coatings on vascular devices and
have been shown to dissociate during endovascular use, causing hydrophilic polymer …

Background—Coronary guidewires are indispensable during percutaneous coronary
interventions. Nowadays, most guidewires have hydrophilic coatings to improve their …