European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 59-63 , January 2006

Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Pattern of Lower Limb Atherosclerosis in 2659 Patients Undergoing Angioplasty

  • N. Diehm

      Affiliations

    • Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • A. Shang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • A. Silvestro

      Affiliations

    • Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • D.-D. Do

      Affiliations

    • Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • F. Dick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • J. Schmidli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • F. Mahler

      Affiliations

    • Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • I. Baumgartner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Iris Baumgartner, MD, Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.

,Accepted 28 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.09.006

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 59-63 , January 2006

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