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Despite its benefits, the radial artery is used in less than 5 percent of cardiac catheterization procedures in the United States. Because the radial artery is smaller than the femoral artery, the procedure can be more technically challenging, and many physicians who trained using the femoral approach are reluctant to change, notes UCLA cardiologist William Suh, M.D.
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