The natural history of untreated severe or critical limb ischemia.

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Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Because most patients with CLI will eventually undergo some type of revascularization, the natural history of CLI is not well defined, although it is important to know when patients decide to pursue treatment.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Vasc. Surg.

Title: Journal of vascular surgery

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-6809

ISSN (Print): 0741-5214

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2015

Volume: 62

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; The Knowledge Synthesis Unit, The Center for Healthcare Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

[2 ] Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

[3 ] The Knowledge Synthesis Unit, The Center for Healthcare Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

[4 ] Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.

[5 ] Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; The Knowledge Synthesis Unit, The Center for Healthcare Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: murad.mohammad@mayo.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: S0741-5214(15)01625-0

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.07.065

PubMed ID: 26391460

SO-VID: c51e6f80-2439-44c1-af6f-43253887695d

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