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arteriotomy

[är‚tir·ē′äd·ə·mē]
(medicine)
Incision or opening of an artery.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The extent of the longitudinal arteriotomy incision in the LAD was limited (1 to 1.5 cm) in Gp I and 2.5 to 7 cm in Gp II where it was extended distally until the disease-free distal segment was reached.
Arteriotomy was performed preferentially on the popliteal artery based on the arteriogram results that showed blockage at the site and not on the femoral artery.
Itsik Ben-Dor, MD at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington DC After successfully implanting a 34mm Medtronic CoreValve Evolut R, the 21F arteriotomy was closed with the 18F Manta device, which provided immediate hemostasis and a clear patent vessel.
Closure of the carotid arteriotomy was either a primary closure or with a prosthetic Dacron patch (Vascutek Terumo, Scotland).
profession Edition CA 1 Practical Cisneros 1856 handbook on Aviles, phlebography Bonifacio / arteriotomy and Physician other minor surgery operations CM 2 Handbook for Calvo and 1866 practitioner Martin, Jose / use Physician GV 3 Handbook for Garcia 1901 the Velasquez Practitioner Jeronimo / and the Physician Hospital Intern CB 4 Practitioner Cubells Blasco, 1903 handbook.
The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, and volume (in units) and average price data (in US dollars), within market categories - Arteriotomy Closure Devices, Cardiac Catheters, Coronary Guidewires, Coronary Stents, Intravascular Ultrasound Systems (IVUS), PTCA Balloons and PTCA Coronary Drug Eluting Balloons (DEB).
Multiple surgical techniques have been used including epicardial ligation with or without division of the fistulous vessel, arteriotomy and suture closure of the fistula and intracardiac closure of the fistulous ostium by direct suture or with autologous pericardial patch.
A separate saphenous vein graft is anastomosed onto an appropriately sized arteriotomy in the ascending aorta with 6-0 polypropylene sutures in an end-to-side fashion under a side-bitting clamp.
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