First Clinical Experience With Celt ACD(®) : A Femoral Arterial Puncture Closure Device

Introduction This prospective nonrandomized study compared the safety and efficacy of a novel arterial closure device (ACD) in common femoral artery procedures to that of the FDA submitted historical manual pressure control group, who underwent either a diagnostic angiogram (DA) or a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure. Methods and Results A total of 55 patients were enrolled in this study of the novel ACD. Of the 55 patients, 39 were enrolled in the DA group and 16 were enrolled in the PCI group. Six patients were excluded. A device was deployed in 49 patients. Time to hemostasis (TTH), time to ambulation (TTA), device function, and device-related vascular complications were measured. In the device group, the TTH for the combined DA and PCI patients was 32 seconds (0.54 ± 0.93 minutes), significantly lower when compared with 16.0 ± 12.2 minutes (P < 0.0001) for the control group. Overall major vascular complication rate did not differ significantly, device group (1/49) and the historical control group (1/217). TTA in the combined PCI and DA device group was 226.4 ± 231.9 at the German site (site ambulation policy). In the Irish site, the average TTA in the PCI group was 187 minutes (n = 8) and 85 minutes (n = 14) in the DA group. Conclusion The Celt ACD® device is safe, effective, and significantly decreases the TTH compared to manual pressure and has a low vascular complications rate. The device may be effective in early ambulation and discharge of patients postcoronary intervention procedures.

Songs of the Celt.

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The Celt and the world; a study of the relation of Celt and Teuton in history,

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The works of George Meredith.

Prospectus, order form, and advertisement laid in vol. 1.

The works of George Meredith.

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The works of Donald G. Mitchell ...

[v. 12] English lands, letters and kings, from Elizabeth to Anne.--[v. 13] English lands, letters and kings; Queen Anne and the Georges.--[v. 14] English lands, letters and kings; the later Georges to Victoria.--[v. 15] American lands and letters; the Mayflower to Rip Van Winkle.--[v. 16] American lands and letters; Leather-Stocking to Poe's Raven.

English lands, letters and kings ...

I. From Celt to Tudor.--II. From Elizabeth to Anne.--III. Queen Anne and the Georges.--IV. The later Georges to Victoria.

Magners Man: Irish Cider, Representations of Masculinity and the "Burning Celtic Soul"

In this paper we go in search of the Celtic Soul, tracking its historical intertwining with, and relation to, Irish masculinity, from Ireland's pre-colonial past to its colonial days and finally to its postcolonial present. We argue that the Celtic soul manifests itself, with great success, in the Magners Irish Cider advertising campaign. As a key part of our analysis we also illustrate how representations of the Irish Celt serve as a means of enabling young male consumers to reconcile the many tensions and contradictions they are experiencing over what it means to perform ideals of masculinity in contemporary western culture.