title: Treatment of Angio-Seal® Vascular Closure Device-Induced Acute Femoral Artery Occlusion with SilverHawk® Directional Atherectomy.
abstract: Vascular closure devices provide a safe and cost-effective method to achieve rapid hemostasis and early ambulation after angiographic procedures. Rarely, they can result in arterial injury with resultant stenosis or acute arterial closure requiring open surgical intervention. We report an Angio-Seal® vascular closure device-induced acute arterial closure successfully treated percutaneously with the SilverHawk® plaque excision system. This report discusses the possible mechanisms of Angio-Seal® induced arterial occlusion and various percutaneous options for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular & Renal Research, Kansas City VA Medical Center.
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Kansas University Hospital, Kansas City.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vamanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kansas University Hospital, Kansas City.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: angio-seal®; occlusion; percutaneous; silverhawk®; vascular closure device