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Editorial
. 2024 Dec 31;14(6):1020-1024.
doi: 10.21037/cdt-24-395. Epub 2024 Dec 18.

Prolonged pre-catheterization fasting: do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Anand Shah  1   2 , George A Stouffer  1
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Editorial

Prolonged pre-catheterization fasting: do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Anand Shah et al. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Pre-catheterization fasting; cardiac catheterization; coronary angiography; periprocedural fasting.

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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://cdt.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/cdt-24-395/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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