Plaque in superficial femoral arteries indicates generalized atherosclerosis and vulnerability to coronary death: An autopsy study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 296-302

  Dalager, Søren ^a,b   Falk, Erling ^a   Kristensen, Ingrid B ^b   Paaske, William P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY DEATH; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 38749130881     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.037     Document Type: Article

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