Beyond the bend: A literature review and case report of radial artery loop

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Sarji, Rawa ^a   Sricharoen, Nattapong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary intervention; IVUS; radial artery anomaly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIAL ARTERY LOOP; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RADIAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80655143413     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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