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 ...

Irish devicemaker Vasorum got FDA approval for its Celt ADC vascular closure device that is aimed at arterial puncture closure. The device is indicated for both diagnostic and anticoagulated ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Traversing plaque-filled arteries in heart disease patients has traditionally been a little bit like caving, and until now, doctors had few efficient tools with which they could clear arterial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reopening 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 ...