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The effect of alcohol on atherosclerotic plaque composition and cardiovascular events in patients with arterial occlusive disease.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Jul 2011
Gisbertz Suzanne S, Derksen Wouter J M, de Kleijn Dominique P V, Vink Aryan, Bots Michiel L, de Vries Jean-Paul P M, Moll Frans L, Pasterkamp Gerard
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OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between alcohol use, the occurrence of cardiovascular events, and plaque phenotype in patients after femoral or carotid endarterectomy for arterial occlusive disease. Alcohol has been shown to have cardiovascular protective effects in patients with...
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