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Catheterization of the heart in man with use of a flow-directed balloon-tipped catheter.

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New Eng. J. Med., 283, 447-51. 1970 CE.

The Swan-Ganz balloon flotation catheter, a flow-guided balloon-tipped catheter of flexible construction, which enabled “placement without associated ventricular arrhythmias, prompt and reliable passage to the pulmonary artery and passage without fluoroscopy”. With 4 co-authors.

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Entry Number#2883.9
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4288
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External URLcatheterization-of-the-heart-in-man-with-use-of-a-flowdirected-balloontipped-catheter