Overview of the transradial approach in percutaneous coronary intervention

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 230-237

  Amoroso, Giovanni ^a,b   Laarman, Gert Jan ^a   Kiemeneij, Ferdinand ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b Afdeling Cardiologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catheters; Complications; Economics; Indwelling; Nursing; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Radial artery; Stents

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CAREGIVER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; WORKLOAD;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIAL ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34247093216     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000263494.10865.0f     Document Type: Review

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