Femoral Artery Catheterization
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Femoral Arterial and Venous Catheterization for Blood Sampling, Drug Administration and Conscious Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Measurements
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2012
Chronic catheterization of blood vessels in the rat is often required for administration of substances, obtain blood sample over a period of time or for direct conscious blood pressure measurements. Femoral arterial catheterization of the rat and corresponding measurements of blood pressure in the conscious animal will be demonstrated.
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Basic Surgical Techniques in the Göttingen Minipig: Intubation, Bladder Catheterization, Femoral Vessel Catheterization, and Transcardial Perfusion
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2011
The use of domestic and miniature pigs in science has increased significantly in recent years. By demonstrating how to perform intubation, transurethral bladder catheterization, femoral artery and vein catheterization, as well as transcardial perfusion, we aim to further increase the value of Göttingen minipigs in biomedical research.
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Measurement of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Rats Using Right Heart Catheterization
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2025
The protocol provides a detailed introduction to the experience of using the right heart catheterization method to detect pulmonary artery pressure in rats, which will help to obtain accurate data more efficiently and improve the success rate of the experiment. This method also improves the reproducibility of experiments across different laboratories.
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Murine Model of Femoral Artery Wire Injury with Implantation of a Perivascular Drug Delivery Patch
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2015
We describe a surgical technique that produces wire injury in the femoral artery of mice to induce neointimal hyperplasia to serve as a model testing system for the perivascular delivery of therapeutic compounds for the inhibition of restenosis.
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A Murine Model of Arterial Restenosis: Technical Aspects of Femoral Wire Injury
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2015
The mouse femoral artery wire injury model of restenosis is technically challenging. In this protocol we show the key technical details essential for successfully performing wire injury to induce consistent neointima for studies of restenosis.
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A guidewire provides a controlled path for catheter advancement after the needle enters the artery. The catheter passes over the wire, which helps establish access to the arterial circulation before the catheter is used for imaging, measurements, or treatment. This staged approach separates initial vessel entry from subsequent catheter placement and supports the procedure’s diagnostic and interventional roles.
Contrast injection makes blood flow and vascular anatomy visible during imaging. Once access has been established, clinicians can use the catheter to deliver contrast into the arterial circulation and evaluate the resulting images. This allows femoral access to support coronary or peripheral angiography, linking the physical catheter route with an anatomical assessment of vessels and flow.
The catheter’s purpose depends on the clinical task performed after arterial access is obtained. Contrast imaging can support angiography, while hemodynamic measurements provide information about circulation. The same access route can also support endovascular interventions, so its role extends from observing vascular anatomy and function to delivering treatment within the arterial system.
These checks address different potential consequences of arterial access. Bleeding indicates loss of blood from the access site, thrombosis refers to clot-related vessel obstruction, and distal-circulation assessment helps determine whether blood continues to reach tissues beyond the catheterized area. Monitoring all three gives clinicians information about access-site safety and downstream arterial function.
Under sterile conditions, clinicians puncture the femoral artery with a needle, pass a guidewire through the needle, and advance the catheter over the wire. After placement, the catheter can provide arterial access for contrast injection, imaging, hemodynamic measurements, or endovascular treatment. This sequence creates a route from the groin region into the arterial circulation.
Femoral artery catheterization supports coronary angiography, peripheral angiography, hemodynamic measurements, and endovascular interventions. Coronary and peripheral angiography use the route to examine different vascular territories, whereas hemodynamic assessment focuses on circulation-related measurements. Interventions extend the procedure beyond diagnosis by using the established arterial pathway for treatment.