Clinical utility of the resistive index in atherosclerotic renovascular disease
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Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease
Atherosclerotic renovascular disease (ARVD), also known as atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is increasingly recognized to be a cause of chronic renal failure. According to a recent administrative data regarding general population of the elderly greater than 65 years of age in the United States, the prevalence and incidence rates of ARVD were estimated 0.5% and 3.7 per each 1000 person-year...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.008