Radial access for central arterial catheterization was first described in 1948, but it was not until 1989 that Lucien Campeau published his experience of 100 successful coronary angiograms via the radial route. In 1993, the transradial approach for coronary angiography took a significant step forward when Kiemeneij and Laarman described the use of radial access for successful percutaneous coron...

Objectives: To compare data requirements and their availability for health economic (HE) evaluations in five countries in Central/Eastern Europe (CEE) (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania) and five countries in Western Europe (WE) (the United Kingdom, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Sweden). Methods: A questionnaire was developed and distributed to market access per...

This study aimed to evaluate venous hemodynamic and morphological changes and associated factors in patients with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs), to provide evidence for rational clinical use of PICCs. Venography was performed at different time points in 87 patients with PICCs to observe hemodynamic, morphological, and structural changes. Related laboratory blood tests were als...