Poorly compressible leg arteries: A specific presentation of peripheral artery disease

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 643-

  Aboyans, Victor ^a   Desormais, Ileana ^a   Lacroix, Philippe ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY COMPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG ARTERY; LETTER; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POORLY COMPRESSIBLE ARTERIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84864693726     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.077     Document Type: Letter

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