Comparison of radiation dose and the effect of operator experience in femoral and radial arterial access for coronary procedures

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 936-940

  Neill, Johanne ^a   Douglas, Hannah ^a   Richardson, Geoffrey ^a   Chew, Eng Wooi ^a   Walsh, Simon ^a   Hanratty, Colm ^a   Herity, Niall ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATOR; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION DOSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIATION DOSAGE; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY;

EID: 77956967454     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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