European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Jan 2008
Multicenter Study Comparative StudySecondary medical prevention among Danish patients hospitalised with either peripheral arterial disease or myocardial infarction.
We compared the use of secondary prevention among patients with a first-time hospitalisation for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the lower limb with that among patients with a first-time hospitalisation for myocardial infarction (MI). ⋯ Efforts to further increase secondary prevention among patients with PAD are needed urgently.