The Prevalence of Polyvascular Disease in Patients Referred for Peripheral Arterial Disease

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-440

  Vidakovic, R ^a   Schouten, O ^a   Kuiper, R ^a   Hoeks, S E ^a   Flu, W J ^a   van Kuijk, J P ^a   Goei, D ^a   Verhagen, H J M ^a   Neskovic, A N ^b   Poldermans, D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Clinical Hospital Centre 'Zemun'   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Polyvascular disease; Prevalence; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYVASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 69949175591     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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