The learning curve for transradial procedures

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. A, 2008, Pages

  Sanmartin, Marcelo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL POVISA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Coronary intervention; Radial artery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY SPASM; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; LEARNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RADIAL ARTERY; REVIEW; STENT; TRANSRADIAL APPROACH PROCEDURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PUNCTURES; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 48749117504     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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