Patients with peripheral arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms and carotid artery stenosis are at increased risk for developing lung and other cancers

International Angiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 404-405

  Paraskevas, K I ^a   Mikhailidis, D P ^b   Veith, F J ^c  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; EUROPE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867613841     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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