Vascular Closure Device Failure

Vascular injury from an arterial closure device.

Vascular injury from an arterial closure device.

Vascular closure device failure: frequency and implications: a propensity-matched analysis.

BACKGROUND Vascular closure devices (VCDs) are effective in reducing the time to ambulation for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures and in reducing the risk of vascular complications in selected patient cohorts. However, the frequency and consequence of failure of VCDs is not well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS From a prospective registry of consecutive patients undergoing ca...

Vascular closure device failure: we are getting better but not there yet.

Embolic complications induced by a vascular closure device.

Embolic complications following the use of an endovascular closure device is one of the most common adverse events (1). We herein report the case of a 70-year-old man who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention due to stable angina. Intervention was carried out via the right femoral artery, which was sealed using the Angio-Seal (St. Jude Medical, Minnetonka, USA) for hemostasis. A few hour...

Iatrogenic Claudication from a Vascular Closure Device after Cardiac Catheterization

We report a case of iatrogenic claudication as a result of a misplaced percutaneous arterial closure device (PACD) used to obtain hemostasis after cardiac catheterization. The patient presented one week after his procedure with complaints suggestive of right lower extremity claudication. Computed tomographic angiography demonstrated a near total occlusion of the right common femoral artery from...