This allows for certainty that the femoral arterial pulsations have returned after aortic embolectomy before the abdominal wound is closed. It permits the immediate removal of femoral emboli ...

Your surgeon will gain access to the large aorta (site of the AAA) via means of using both groin arteries (femoral arteries) with a percutaneous technique. This involves entering the anesthetized ...

TAVR stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The heart has four valves that makes sure the blood goes in the right ...

Localized large artery blocks can be found, however, in the aorta and the iliac, femoral or upper popliteal arteries — the areas suitably large to permit artery grafts or endarterectomy.

As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.

becoming a standard of care for many patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis. However, some patients face challenges due to inadequate femoral vascular access. The new guidelines address this ...