Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 104-108 , January 2009

Prevalence of carotid stenosis and silent myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic subjects with a low ankle-brachial index

  • Jose M. Mostaza, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jose M. Mostaza, MD, PhD, Unidad de Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Carlos III, C/Sinesio Delgado 10, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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  • Jose R. González-Juanatey, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Jose Castillo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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  • Carlos Lahoz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Arteriosclerosis, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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  • Jose M. Fernández-Villaverde, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • C.A.P. Riveira, Coruña, Spain
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  • Francisco J. Maestro-Saavedra, MD

      Affiliations

    • C.A.P. Elviña Mesorio, Coruña, Spain

Received 16 April 2008 ,Accepted 23 July 2008.

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 This study was supported, in part, by an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb and a grant from the Foundation for Training and Development in Clinical Investigation [Fundación para el Fomento y Desarrollo de la Investigación Clínica].

 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(08)01281-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.074

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 104-108 , January 2009

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