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Theme: Interventional Cardiology - Editorial

Comparing radial with femoral artery access in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the benefits and risks

Adhir Shroff Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S Wood Str M/C 715, Suite 920S, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. [email protected]
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Samir Pancholy Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, PA 18509, USA
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Neal Sawlani Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Pages 525-527 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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