Acute limb ischemia after minimally invasive cardiac surgery using the ProGlide: A case series

Figure 2 Right common femoral artery. A: Inside the right common femoral artery in case 1. A thread from the Perclose ProGlide™ SMC System (Abbott, IL, USA) is seen tied over the intima on the dorsal side of the vessel; A-1: Atheroma removed by endarterectomy; A-2: Tie thread of Perclose ProGlide™ SMC System removed from the vessel wall; B: Inside the right common femoral artery in case 2. As in case 1, a thread of the Perclose ProGlide™ SMC system is seen tied on the intima on the dorsal side of the vessel.