Meta-analyses of randomised studies and large observational registries show that radial access reduces procedure access site-related major bleeding compared to femoral access.
Sterile procedure requires that every site of needle insertion be properly sterilized, because most infections are caused by bacteria already present on the skin.
Within one year of an angioplasty, as many as 20 to 30 percent of patients develop partial or complete obstruction at the site of angioplasty that requires a repeat procedure, or CABG.
These give the companies the option to build there within the next 20 years, if they wish to do so. (Though Exelon has said it was only testing the waters for the licensing procedure and has no plans to build in Illinois.) Similar applications for a Dominion site in Virginia and a Southern Co. site in Georgia are pending.
The procedure involves injecting a clear gel into the vas deferens, the vessel through which sperm is transported to its launch site before leaving the body.
"We've asked the court to implement a procedure for all consumers, not just our client, to recover their data, " the EFF told technology news site Ars Technica.