Patient sex and success of peripheral percutaneous transluminal arterial angioplasty.

Hypothesis: Female sex negatively affects the durability of percutaneous angioplasty of native arteries supplying the lower extremity.

Design: Outcome analysis of the results of percutaneous angioplasty of lower extremity arteries in a single vascular surgery practice.

Setting: University-affiliated community hospital.

The use of closure devices.

The use of arterial closure devices offers significant benefits over manual compression in achieving groin hemostasis following catheter-based procedures. Several currently available devices provide rapid puncture site closure with complication rates similar to that of manual compression. Closure devices allow for early times to ambulation and hospital discharge, and have a high degree of patient satisfaction.

The use of the Angioseal device for femoral artery closure.

Background: As vascular surgeons perform increasing numbers of percutaneous catheter-based procedures, they will need to become familiar with varying methods of femoral artery closure. Few studies on closure devices have included significant numbers of patients with peripheral arterial disease. It is the purpose of this study to determine whether the Angioseal device (St.