Comparison of standard vs modified “figure‐of‐eight” suture to achieve femoral venous hemostasis after cryoballoon based atrial fibrillation ablation

ConclusionThe mFoE suture using three ‐way stopcock is an available, effective, maybe safe, and time‐ and cost‐saving alternative technique to achieve immediate hemostasis after removal of 15 Fr right femoral venous sheath in patients undergoing cryoablation.

Source: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE - August 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hikmet Yorgun, U ğur Canpolat, Ahmet Hakan Ates, Metin Oksul, Yusuf Ziya Sener, Fatih Akkaya, Kudret Aytemir Tags: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Source Type: research