Atherosclerotic lesions are more frequent in femoral arteries than in carotid arteries independent of increasing number of risk factors

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 649-654

  Kroger K ^a   Kucharczik, A ^a   Hirche, H ^a   Rudofsky, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 0345062324     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000805     Document Type: Article

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