Radial First: Paradox+Proficiency=Opportunity
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I would want the radial approach by an experienced person. –Dr Robert M. Califf, MD Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research, Director of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, when asked about his own preferences should he ever need a percutaneous coronary intervention as told to Dr Adolph M. Hutter, MD, ACC Conversations with Experts, 2005
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