Access site complications after transfemoral aortic valve implantation - a comparison of Manta and ProGlide.

Background: Despite decreasing sheath diameter, access site bleeding and vascular complications are still a major concern in transfemoral aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and may increase morbidity and even increase mortality. The aim was to compare safety of arterial closure in transfemoral TAVI with two different principles, pre-suture with ProGlide and collagen plug closure with Manta.

Results: Seventy-six patients treated with ProGlide and 75 with Manta were analysed.

[Abdominal aortic aneurysms--endovascular and open surgery].

Background: In Norway, repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms is performed in more than 800 patients annually. Open repair is an established procedure, but an increasing number of patients have undergone endovascular repair during the last decades. The paper delivers an up to date discussion of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.