Dual ProGlide Versus ProGlide and Angio-Seal for Femoral Access Hemostasias in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Up-to-Date Evidence
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Farhan Naeem
Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: Farhan Naeem ([email protected]; [email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorShehroze Tabassum
Department of Internal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Burhan
Department of Internal Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorUsama Qamar
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York State, USA
Search for more papers by this authorM. Chadi Alraies
Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDmitry Abramov
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA
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Farhan Naeem
Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: Farhan Naeem ([email protected]; [email protected])
Search for more papers by this authorShehroze Tabassum
Department of Internal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorMuhammad Burhan
Department of Internal Medicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Search for more papers by this authorUsama Qamar
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York State, USA
Search for more papers by this authorM. Chadi Alraies
Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDmitry Abramov
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFarhan Naeem and Shehroze Tabassum contributed equally to the manuscript.

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