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SUBMITTER: Kang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4799013 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kang Kevin K Ferraro Robert R Petrella Richard R Kang Gurjaipal G
Indian heart journal 20151221
Perclose Closure Device (Abbott-Vascular) was attempted for femoral artery (FA) access site closure by an experienced operator. The device was felt to snap as it was pushed through the previously scarred skin and subcutaneous tissue. Perclose had broken into two pieces with the proximal portion outside the body and the distal portion embolizing to lie in the FA to distal aorta. The left FA was accessed through 8F sheath and 4-8mm Basket snare passed through a 6F multipurpose guiding catheter. Th ...[more]