ultrasound guidance

Original Research

An Ultrasound Survey of the Radial and Ulnar Arteries in an American Population: Implications for Transradial Access

03/01/2023

Jonathan S. Roberts, MD and Jianli Niu, MD, PhD

Jonathan S. Roberts, MD and Jianli Ni...

Palpation-guided access of the radial artery (RA) has transradial access (TRA) failure rates averaging 6%-7%. This study aimed to measure RA and ulnar artery (UA) diameters by ultrasound in a typical American population, in hopes of...

Palpation-guided access of the...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Endovascular Recanalization of a Short-Segment Occlusion of the IVC Using Simultaneous Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guidance in a Patient With Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease (Stage 4): Technical Feasibility and Short-Term Outcomes

02/16/2022

Kumar Muthukumar, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, FNVIR¹; Santhosh Babu Bharathy, MBBS, MD, FNVIR¹; Vinu Moses, MBBS, MD¹; Uday George Zachariah, MBBS, MD, DM, FRCP²; Shyamkumar Nidugala Keshava, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, FRANZCR¹

¹Department of Interventional Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

²Department of Hepatology, Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

Kumar Muthukumar, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FR...

This case report describes an endovascular technique in the management of symptomatic inferior vena cava occlusion in a patient with chronic kidney disease (stage 4) not on dialysis.

This case report describes an...

02/16/2022

Vascular Disease Management

Physician Highlight

Ultrasound Guidance in Femoral Artery Catheterization: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

06/28/2019

Mohammed K. Rashid, MD¹; Nazanin Sahami, MD¹; Kuljit Singh, MD, PhD²; Jose Winter, MD¹; Tej Sheth, MD¹; Sanjit S. Jolly, MD, MSc, FRCP¹

Mohammed K. Rashid, MD1; Nazanin Sah...

In this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials, we assessed whether ultrasound guidance was associated with a decreased risk of vascular complications during femoral artery catheterization.

In this systematic review and...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Adoption of Routine Ultrasound Guidance for Femoral Arterial Access for Cardiac Catheterization

07/22/2016

Jonathan Soverow, MD, MPH; Jared Oyama, MD; Michael S. Lee, MD

Jonathan Soverow, MD, MPH; Jared Oya...

We sought to describe current knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding ultrasound use among interventional cardiologists using an online survey.

We sought to describe current...

07/22/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Ultrasound-Guided Catheterization of the Femoral Artery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

06/29/2015

Maria Sobolev, MD¹; David P. Slovut, MD, PhD²; Alfredo Lee Chang, MD³; Ariel L. Shiloh, MD³; Lewis A. Eisen, MD³

Maria Sobolev, MD1; David P. Slovut,...

Vascular complications related to femoral artery cannulation can be quite devastating; preventing these complications is vital. The goal of this meta-analysis was to determine the utility of real-time 2D ultrasound guidance for femoral artery...

Vascular complications related...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Let "US" Guide the Way?

06/29/2015

Pradeep K. Nair, MD and Craig M. Walker, MD

Pradeep K. Nair, MD and Craig M. Walk...

Should ultrasound (US)-guided vascular access be used to guide all femoral artery cannulations? Editorial commentary discusses femoral access-related complications and the promise of US guidance.

Should ultrasound (US)-guided...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology