American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 9 , Pages 1215-1220 , 1 May 2009

Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients With Aortic Aneurysm and/or Peripheral Artery Disease

  • Kenichi Hirose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Taishiro Chikamori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: +81-3-3342-6111; fax: +81-3-5381-6652
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  • Satoshi Hida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hirokazu Tanaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yuko Igarashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yoshiko Watanabe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Nobusato Koizumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Satoshi Kawaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yukio Obitsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Shigematsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Akira Yamashina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Received 15 October 2008 ,Revised 9 January 2009 ,Accepted 9 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.033

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 9 , Pages 1215-1220 , 1 May 2009

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