The dynamics of mortality in follow-up time after an acute myocardial infarction, lower extremity arterial disease and ischemic stroke

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most studies providing data on survival in patients with atherosclerosis only address a single disease site: heart, brain or legs. Therefore, our objective was to determine risk of death after first hospital admission for atheroscler...

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Main Authors: Grobbee Diederick E, van Dis Ineke, Vaartjes Ilonca, Bots Michiel L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/10/57