Radial access for cardiac catheterization is not radical

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 805-807

  Gilchrist, Ian C ^a   French, John K ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; RADIAL ARTERY;

EID: 54349116466     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.005     Document Type: Editorial

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