William Fearon, MD

Publication Details

  • Most accurate definition of a high femoral artery puncture: aiming to better predict retroperitoneal hematoma in percutaneous coronary intervention.

    Tremmel JA, Tibayan YD, O'Loughlin AJ, Chan T, Fearon WF, Yeung AC, Lee DP. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2012; 80 (1): 37-42

    Retroperitoneal hematoma (RPH) increases morbidity and mortality in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). High femoral arteriotomy is an independent predictor of RPH, but the optimal angiographic criterion for defining a high puncture is unknown.

    PubMedID: 22511409

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