A randomised comparison of the use of 4 and 6 French diagnostic catheters: The limits of downsizing

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 113-117

  Battista Danzi, Gian ^a   Capuano, Cinzia ^a   Sesana, Marco ^a   Di Blasi, Alberto ^a   Predolini, Simonetta ^a   Laterza, Cesare ^a   Quaini, Eugenio ^a  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TORQUE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034928114     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00425-9     Document Type: Article

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