Ultrasound-Guided Transfemoral Access for Coronary Procedures: A Pooled Learning Curve Analysis From the FAUST and UNIVERSAL Trials.
Marc-André d'EntremontArnold H SetoSulaiman AlrashidiOmar AlansariBradley BrochuSamuel Lemaire-PaquetteLaura HeenanElizabeth SkuriatJessica TyrwhittMichael RacoMichael B TsangNicholas ValettasJames L VelianouTej ShethMatthew SibbaldShamir R MehtaNatalia Pinilla-EcheverriJon-David SchwalmMadhu Kailash NatarajanMazen Abu-FadelAndrew KellyElie AklSarah TawadrosWalaa FaidiJohn BauerRachel MoxhamJames NkurunzizaGustavo DutraJose WinterÉtienne L CoutureSanjit S JollyPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions (2024)
New operators should perform at least 20 ultrasound-guided TFA to decrease access site complications and increase proper cannulation compared with non-ultrasound-guided TFA. Additional accrued cases may lead to increased proficiency. Training programs should consider these findings in the transradial era.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- public health
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- randomized controlled trial
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- heart failure
- acute coronary syndrome
- phase iii
- study protocol