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Editorial
. 2022 Jun 29;1(5):100385.
doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100385. eCollection 2022 Sep-Oct.

Femoral in the Time of Radial

William J Prabhu  1 , Nathaniel R Smilowitz  2   3 , Giora Weisz  1   4
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Femoral in the Time of Radial

William J Prabhu et al. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. .
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Keywords: arterial access; femoral; radial; vascular closure device.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Smilowitz was supported, in part, by the 10.13039/100000050National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the 10.13039/100000002National Institutes of Health under Award Number K23HL150315 and served on an advisory board for Abbott Vascular. Dr Prabhu and Dr Weisz reported no conflict of interest related to this editorial content.

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