Design and Rationale of Routine UltrasouNd GuIdance for Vascular AccEss foR Cardiac Procedures: A Randomized TriaL (UNIVERSAL)

Background: A significant limitation of femoral artery access for cardiac interventions is the increased risk of vascular complications and bleeding compared to radial access. Ultrasound (US)-guided femoral access may reduce major vascular complications and bleeding. We aim to determine whether rout...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman Alrashidi, MD, Marc-André d’Entremont, MD, MPH, Omar Alansari, MD, Jose Winter, MD, Bradley Brochu, MD, Laura Heenan, MSc, Elizabeth Skuriat, MSc, Jessica Tyrwhitt, BSc, Michael Raco, MD, Michael B. Tsang, MD, MSc, Nicholas Valettas, MD, MASc, James Velianou, MD, Tej Sheth, MD, Matthew Sibbald, MD, Ph.D, Shamir R. Mehta, MD, MSc, Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri, MD, MSc, Jon David Schwalm, MD, MSc, Madhu K. Natarajan, MD, MSc, Andrew Kelly, MD, Elie Akl, MD, Sarah Tawadros, MBBCh, Mercedes Camargo, MD, MASc, Walaa Faidi, MSc, Gustavo Dutra, MD, Sanjit S. Jolly, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X22001676