Although using the radial artery as the access point for angioplasty has been linked to reduced bleeding compared to use of the femoral artery, only a small number of high-risk heart attack patients ...

LOS ANGELES — The safety advantage that has already coaxed U.S. interventional cardiologists to switch many of their routine catheterizations from femoral-artery entry in the groin to a radial-artery ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Currently in the United States, there are very few centers that have greater than 50% radial penetration.

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 ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Although "rarely selected," ulnar-artery catheterization is comparable, with respect to clinical outcomes, to the more common radial access during PCI, report investigators from the ...

The femoral artery is one of the major blood vessels in your body. It carries blood to the lower half of your body. Blood circulation is an essential function since the tissues in your body need the ...