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Why are some guidewire's tips bend for endovascular interventions?
An endovascular wire moves by being manipulated mechanically at the shaft, outside the body. All you can do with a wire is push/pull it and twist it. When you push forward, it goes the way the tip is ...
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Peripheral arterial disease and prophylaxis against venous thrombosis
The national guideline center says to seek expert opinion before using stockings for venous thromboembolic prophylaxis when peripheral arterial disease is present since there is insufficient data in ...
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