Gender-related differences in critical limb ischemia due to peripheral arterial occlusive disease

BACKGROUND: Mortality from cardiovascular disease has declined among men and increased among North American women. Recent studies have revealed differences between genders in the epidemiology of atherosclerotic disease. OBJECTIVE: To study possible differences between male and female patients wi...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Prado dos Santos, Carlos Alberto Silveira Alves, Cicero Fidelis Lopes, Jose Siqueira de Araujo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2013-12-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492013000400278&lng=en&tlng=en