Radial approach for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: ready for prime time?

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Olivier F Bertrand et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012.

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. 2012 Dec 18;60(24):2500-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.09.019.

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