Prevalence and clinical predictors of severe tortuosity of right subclavian artery in patients undergoing transradial coronary angiography

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1220-1222

  Cha, Kwang Soo ^a   Kim, Moo Hyun ^a   Kim, Hje Jin ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY TORTUOSITY; TRANSRADIAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0242408879     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.038     Document Type: Article

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