Vascular closure devices (VCDs) significantly reduce complications and bleeding in appropriate patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to an article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. VCDs permit closure of the access site using sutures, plugs, or metallic clips, especially after PCI by transfemoral route. VCDs are commonly used in clinical practice, yet there is little data on their efficacy for decreasing vascular complications.

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