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Guide wire

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Guide wire
A wire that is inserted into an artery to guides a catheter to a certain location in the body.
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The procedure involved piercing the skin on the left side of the neck with a needle, inserting an introducer into the skin, and inserting a guide wire through the introducer down through the jugular vein into the superior vena cava and beyond.
 
 
 
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