Radial artery occlusion: Size and more - How small is too small?

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages E113-

  Chugh, Sanjay ^a   Chugh, Yashasvi ^b  

^a Interventional Cardiology Consultant   (India)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY OCCLUSION; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RADIAL ARTERY; RADIAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; VASCULAR ACCESS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; HUMANS; RADIAL ARTERY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 84930464434     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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