Right heart catheterization using antecubital venous access: feasibility, safety and adoption rate in a tertiary center.

Objectives: To determine feasibility, safety, and adoption rates of right heart catheterization (RHC) using antecubital venous access (AVA) as compared to using the traditional approach of proximal venous access (PVA).

Background: RHC via PVA (i.e.

Impact of gender on in-hospital outcomes following contemporary percutaneous intervention for peripheral arterial disease.

Background: Percutaneous peripheral arterial intervention (PPAI) has emerged as an effective and less invasive alternative to surgery for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), however, data on gender differences in outcome of PPAI, especially in the stent era, are limited. The purpose of this study was to assess the gender differences on in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing PPAI.

Methods: We analyzed data on 268 consecutive patients (women: 122; men: 146) who underwent PPAI for PAD between October 2001 and January 2004.