Spontaneous recanalization of arterial occlusions: An unusual mechanism for symptomatic improvement

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1161-1166

  Gargiulo III, Nicholas J ^a   Veith, Frank J ^a,b   Lipsitz, Evan C ^a   Ohki, Takao ^a   Suggs, William D ^a   Cayne, Neal S ^a   Dadian, Nishan ^a   Wain, Reese A ^a   Hobson II, Robert W ^c   Ascher, Enrico ^c   Adelman, Mark ^c   Walsh, Daniel ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL; DEXTRAN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PROSTACYCLIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036997951     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.129650     Document Type: Article

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