Access-site complications

Original Contribution

Success, Safety, and Efficacy of the Mynx Femoral Closure Device in a Real-World Cohort: Single-Center Experience

03/01/2016

David Hutchings, MB ChB, MRCP, M Res, B MedSc¹; Afzal Hayat, MBBS, MRCP²; Arun Karunakaran, MBBS, MRCP²; Nadim Malik, MBBS, MA, MD^1,2

David Hutchings, MB ChB, MRCP, M Res,...

The Mynx device (Access Closure, Inc), a novel extravascular closure device, uses a water-soluble non-thrombogenic polyethylene glycol plug. We report retrospective analysis of success, complication rates, and associated factors in 432...

The Mynx device (Access Closure,...

03/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Transradial Approach for Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Angiography: What Works From the Leg, Works From the Wrist!

02/29/2016

Rodrigo Bagur, MD, PhD¹ and Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD²

Rodrigo Bagur, MD, PhD1 and Olivier F...

Once the learning period is completed, the transradial approach is technically as feasible as the femoral approach for post-CABG angiography and PCI, yet it retains the significant safety advantages of radial access. It is now the...

Once the learning period is...

02/29/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Left Radial Versus Femoral Access for Coronary Angiography in Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients

02/15/2016

Thomas F. Pasley, MD; Ali Khan, MD; Lu-Yin Yen, MD; Ruth Newcombe; Hayley Humphreys; Seif El-Jack, MD

Thomas F. Pasley, MD; Ali Khan, MD; ...

A study on the validity of a left radial approach in patients who have undergone angiography post CABG.

A study on the validity of a...

02/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology