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Sheaths, Guides, and Catheters

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When planning a case, thoughtful development of a strategy for sheaths, guides, and catheters is arguably the most important contributor to a successful outcome free of complications, yet these comparatively unglamorous considerations are frequently given inadequate attention.

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  1. Endovascular Today annual product reviews (http://bmctoday.net/evtoday/buyersguide/2010/). Æ Extremely useful resource with comparative notes, supplier information, and archives that extend back several years.

  2. Annual catalogues and websites of individual suppliers. (see #1 for lists). Æ These are replete with technical data, charts, diagrams, and descriptions of available option. Instructions for use (IFU) or Directions for use (DFU) documents can generally be found on individual vendor websites.

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California – San Francisco and VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Kendrick A. Shunk

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Department of Surgery, Parnassus Avenue 400, San Francisco, 94143, California, USA

    Christopher D. Owens

  2. Medical Center, Cardiology Div., University of California, San Francisco, Parnassus Ave. 505, San Francisco, 94143, California, USA

    Yerem Yeghiazarians

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Shunk, K.A. (2012). Sheaths, Guides, and Catheters. In: Owens, C., Yeghiazarians, Y. (eds) Handbook of Endovascular Peripheral Interventions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0839-0_3

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