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CHAPTER 2
The Essentials of Femoral Vascular Access and Closure
Francesco Meucci, Miroslava Stolcova, Flavia Caniato, Mohammad Sarraf, Alessio Mattesini, and Carlo Di Mario
While we are often preoccupied with the coronary and cardiac complications of catheterization and intervention,
