Coronary angiography and heart catheterization are invaluable tests for the detection and
quantification of coronary artery disease, identification of valvular and other structural …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to gather information and
make recommendations about appropriate use of technology for the diagnosis and …

This study examined the relationship between the femoral arteriotomy location and the risk
of femoral access site complications after diagnostic and interventional cardiac …

More than 1.2 million percutaneous coronary interventions are performed annually in the
United States, with only an estimated 33% performed in women, despite the established …

Objectives: We sought to determine the incidence, clinical features, and risk factors for
retroperitoneal hematoma (RPH) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Background Antiplatelet agents are widely used to prevent cardiovascular events. The risks
and benefits of antiplatelet treatment may be different in people with chronic kidney disease …

Background—Women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing primary
angioplasty have higher rates of morbidity and mortality than do men. Whether …

Limited information exists regarding the outcomes of newer percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) technologies in women. This study sought to determine whether female …

Despite advances in other aspects of cardiac catheterization, manual or mechanical
compression followed by 4 to 8 hours of bed rest remains the mainstay of postprocedural …

Objectives: Our objective was to analyze the impact of arterial access site, sheath size,
timing of sheath removal, and use of access site closure devices on high‐risk patients with …