American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 7 , Pages 797-801 , 1 October 2008

Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Perioperative and Late Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients With Suspected or Definite Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Elective Vascular Surgery

  • Martin Dunkelgrun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Gijs M.J.M. Welten, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Dustin Goei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Tamara A. Winkel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Olaf Schouten, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Ron T. van Domburg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Yvette R.B.M. van Gestel, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Willem-Jan Flu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Sanne E. Hoeks, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Jeroen J. Bax, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • Don Poldermans, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: +31107034613; fax: +31107034957

Received 5 February 2007 ,Revised 14 May 2007 ,Accepted 14 May 2007.

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 Dr. Dunkelgrun is supported by unrestricted research grant #2003B143 from the Netherlands Heart Foundation. Dr. Schouten is supported by an unrestricted research grant (ZonMW) from the Netherlands Organization of Health Research and Development, The Hague, the Netherlands. S. Hoeks, MSc, Y. van Gestel, MSc, and Dr. Flu are supported by an unrestricted research grant from Lijf and Leven Foundation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

PII: S0002-9149(08)00898-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.019

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 7 , Pages 797-801 , 1 October 2008

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