Because stent implantation for disease of the superficial femoral artery has been associated with high rates of late clinical failure, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is preferred for ...

An arterial line is a small catheter that is directly inserted into an artery. The procedure is associated with risks, so it is important that appropriate care is taken during and after insertion.

OWING to the advances in vascular surgery corrective operative procedures for arterial disease are now commonly performed. Accurate preoperative information is helpful to evaluate the type and extent ...

The key feature defining transcatheter cardiovascular interventions is that access to the vessels and heart is achieved by arterial puncture with a needle, rather than surgical incision with a scalpel ...

Spanning from the groin to the leg and stopping at the knee is the femoral artery. This artery carries oxygen-rich blood to each of your legs. The health of the femoral artery determines the health of ...