title: Response to letter regarding article, "The learning curve for transradial percutaneous coronary intervention among operators in the United States: a study from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry".
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Connie N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Megan L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Neely
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Hillegass
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Mitchell W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Krucoff
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kutcher
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Messenger
authors.affiliation: The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, PA.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pancholy
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt Heart Center, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.affiliation: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Sunil V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000193:education*; D017534:Radial Artery