Suture Closure AFtEr VEIN Access for Cardiac Procedures (SAFE-VEIN) Trial (SAFE-VEIN)
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Heart Block
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Atrial Fibrillation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Large-bore (>13F) Venous Access Procedures Inclusion Criteria:
All patients 18 years and older who are undergoing any of the following: WATCHMAN® device placement, atrial fibrillation ablation using cryoballoon or laser balloon, leadless pacemaker, Pulmonary embolism thrombectomy (Inari FlowTriever system), MitraClip transcatheter mitral valve repair at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center from date of IRB approval through December 2022. All arterial line access should be radial.
Exclusion criteria:
Large-bore (>13F) Venous Access Procedures Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients in whom introducer sheaths >25F were used in the vein during the catheterization procedure.
- Patients with small femoral arteries or veins (< 5 mm in diameter).
- Patients with access sites in vascular grafts.
- Patients with intra-procedural bleeding around access site. Patients who cannot receive radial arterial line access.
- Patients who have complications during the procedure not related to the Perclose ProGlide SMC closure device
- The physician determines that they must use an alternate method as the primary venous closure method other than that which the patient was randomized to
- Active systemic or cutaneous infection, or inflammation in vicinity of the groin
- Pre-existing immunodeficiency disorder or chronic use of high dose systemic steroids
- Known history of bleeding diathesis, coagulopathy, hypercoagulability or platelet count < 100,000 cells/mm3
- Severe co-existing morbidities with life expectancy less than 12 months
- Femoral arteriotomy or femoral venotomy in < 10 days, or with any known vascular complications or residual hematoma, or with use of an intravascular closure device w/in previous 30 days
- Planned femoral venous or arterial access within next 30 days
- Unable to routinely walk at least 20 ft. without assistance
- LMWH within 8 hours before or after procedure
- Pregnant and/or lactating women
- Extreme morbid obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2) or underweight (BMI < 20 kg/m2)
Sites / Locations
- Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Perclose ProGlide Suture-Mediated Closure System (SMC) - LARGE-BORE PROCEDURES
Figure 8 Suture - LARGE-BORE PROCEDURES
Perclose ProGlide Suture-Mediated Closure System (SMC) will be used as closure strategy for venous access sites using sheath sizes greater than 13F.
Figure 8 suture will be used as a closure technique for venous access sites using sheath sizes greater than 13F.