After valve deployment, the artery was sealed using a ProGlide closure device. Until now, the subclavian artery route for ...

The brachial artery was the site of embolus in 52 patients (85%). In six patients, the embolus had become wedged in the axillary artery, and in three patients, the subclavian artery was occluded.

A, An arteriogram showing a pseudoaneurysm of the proximal right axillary artery. B, After placement of an 8 mm in diameter, 4 cm–long endograft, the pseudoaneurysm has been excluded.

The axillary artery is more fragile than the femoral artery and potentially more prone to complications such as bleeding, pseudoaneurysm, dissection, upper-extremity ischemia, thrombosis ...

Up to 40% of patients with GCA exhibit vasculitis of the axillary or subclavian arteries, as depicted by ultrasonography or positron emission tomography. 36 A 100% correlation was described ...

In these situations, axillary artery access can be a more feasible and beneficial alternative. Due to its benefits, usage of the transaxillary approach is progressively increasing.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 14: For the first time in India, doctors at Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur have successfully replaced a heart valve through the artery in the arm without surgery ...