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Review
. 2011 Dec;14(4):184-5.
doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2011.05.002.

A concise history of central venous access

Michael V Beheshti  1
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Review

A concise history of central venous access

Michael V Beheshti. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Central venous access has become a mainstay of modern interventional radiology practice. Its history has paralleled and enabled many current medical therapies. This short overview provides an interesting historical perspective of these increasingly common interventional procedures.

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