Use of the Allen's Test and Transradial Catheterization

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1287-

  Hildick Smith, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEN TEST; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY OCCLUSION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMORAL ARTERY; HAND PALM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LETTER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK; THUMB; BLOOD FLOW; HAND; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; VASCULARIZATION;

CONSTRICTION; HAND; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; RADIAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33748419073     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.022     Document Type: Letter

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