Ultrasound-guided femoral access in patients with vascular closure devices: a prespecified analysis of the randomised UNIVERSAL trial

Reported from CRT 23

Luis Ortega Paz interviews Prof. Sanjit Jolly who presented the prespecified analysis of the randomised UNIVERSAL trial at the CRT meeting which was held on February 25-28, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA.

Together they discuss the results which showed fewer bleeding and vascular complications with US-guided femoral access compared to femoral access without US guidance in patients receiving a vascular closure device after coronary procedures.

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Authors

Luis Ortega-Paz

@Ortega_Paz

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville - Jacksonville, United States of America

Sanjit Jolly

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

McMaster University - Hamilton, Canada