Heart catheterization, a procedure to detect and clear clogged arteries, traditionally involves inserting a plastic tube through a groin incision into the femoral artery. But a new study shows fewer ...

Treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs), complex bifurcations, heavily calcified lesions, and left main coronary artery disease with large-bore catheters via the radial artery is associated with ...

Radial artery access for diagnostic coronary angiography and PCI as an alternative to femoral artery access has been used internationally for 2 decades and may be gaining momentum in the United States ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chronic total occlusion is observed in approximately 40% to 50% of patients with symptomatic peripheral artery ...

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 ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Anthony A. Bavry, M.D., M.P.H. Intensive care unit patients who required acute renal replacement therapy were randomized to catheterization in the jugular vein (n = 375) or the femoral vein (n = 375).