Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2934427 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Even in patients with good ulnar compensation, radial artery removal leads to subtle degree of hand ischemia in conditions of sustained muscular effort. Although the clinical significance of this observation remains to be determined, this finding can have important implications for conduit selection in patients involved in manual activities.
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Authors
Mario Gaudino, Amedeo Anselmi, Michele Serricchio, Roberto Flore, Angelo Santoliquido, Laura Gerardino, Roberto Pola, Gian Federico Possati, Paolo Tondi,