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WRIST PROCEDURE OFTEN LEADS TO LESS BLEEDING PROBLEMS

March 10, 2006

Usually when cardiologists send catheters to the heart, it's done through the femoral artery in the leg near the groin. There is always the risk of bleeding problems after the procedure, but that's less of a problem when the procedure is done through the wrist.
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