Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are substantially underused in the UK, and this results in adverse […]
These findings indicate that the technique of percutaneous cannulation presented in this tutorial decreases complications frequently seen with surgical cutdown. The risk of conversion to surgical cutdown iswas low. The risk of stenosis of the femoral artery seems to be reduced if distal perfusion is confirmed by ultrasound at the end of the procedure.
