title: Percutaneous serial catheterization in swine: a practical approach.
abstract: In a model designed for experimental cryoablation of the His bundle in swine, a study that required multiple and follow-up cardiac catheterizations, femoral percutaneous cannulations were successfully performed in 14 of 15 swine: 6/6 Yucatan miniature, 5/6 Hanford miniature, and 3/3 Yorkshire farm pigs, weight range 15-50 kg. A follow-up cardiac catheterization was performed in 10 of these animals: 5 Hanford and 5 Yucatan. Femoral percutaneous cannulation was successful in 6. A cutdown approach was successful in the remaining 4 after failed attempts at percutaneous vascular access. The results show that percutaneous femoral cardiac catheterization is a feasible and practical technique for cardiovascular studies in swine, especially those that require multiple and serial catheterizations.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Gaymes
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Swindle
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gillette
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Harold
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Schumann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013552:Swine; D013556:Swine, Miniature; D016896:Treatment Outcome