Antithrombotic treatment for peripheral arterial disease
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Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Abbreviations: ACD 5 absolute claudication distance; CI 5 confidence interval; INR 5 international normalized ratio; LMWH 5 low-molecular-weight heparin; MI 5 myocardial infarction; NASCET 5 North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial; PGE1 5 prostaglandin E1; PGI2 5 prostaglandin I2; PTFE 5 polytetrafluoroethylene; rtPA 5 recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; tPA 5 tissue plasm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.102350