In an analysis of the ISAR-CLOSURE trial, use of vascular closure devices was as safe and effective as manual compression for artery closure in women undergoing transfemoral angiography. Researchers ...

Baltimore, MD - A new meta-analysis examining the safety and efficacy of arterial closure devices (ACDs) has found varying degrees of risk associated with the use of different ACDs, compared with ...

Evanston, IL - A new arterial suture device reduces the time to ambulation following cardiac catheterizations and may even reduce complications in PCI patients [1]. Results from the Rapid Ambulation ...

Arterial closure devices reduce major bleeding compared with manual compression in patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with those at highest risk benefiting the most, ...

(UPDATED) Interventional cardiologists who perform transfemoral PCI vary substantially in whether they choose to use arterial closure devices (ACDs) instead of manual compression, according to a ...

Medical device procedures are increasingly going the minimally invasive route. You have transcatheter aortic valve replacement emerging as a superior alternative to open-heart surgery for people with ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, today announced the approval of the EXOSEAL™ ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — While there is not yet definitive evidence that vascular closure devices produce better outcomes than manual compression, their use appears appropriate in most procedures with ...

Re-opening a blocked heart artery isn't the only procedure that concerns doctors when they thread instruments through an opening in a thigh artery and into a heart artery. Closing up the thigh artery ...

A 78-year-old gentleman from Mizoram, who had been suffering from persistent abdominal and back pain for several months, ...