DOI:
        10.1055/s-00000167
      
      
        International Journal of Angiology
      
      
        
          
            Issue 02 ·
           Volume 10 ·
           March 2001
            
          
           DOI: 10.1055/s-002-21909 
          
          
          
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
        
          
            
              
              
              
                
                  
                    
                    
                      
                          
                          
                            
                             
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Yamamura, Mitsuhiro; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Miyamoto, Takashi; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hoch, John R.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Wu, Zhong-Kai; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Laurikka, Jari; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Pehkonen, Erkki; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kaukinen, Seppo; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kaukinen, Liisa; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Honkonen, Eva L.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Laine, Seppo; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tarkka, Matti R.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Yener, Ali: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Yesilbursa, Dilek; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Serdar, Zehra; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Serdar, Akin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Dirican, Melahat; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Gemici, Kani; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Özdemir, Aslan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Türel, Baybars; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Cordan, Jale: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Meyerson, Shari L.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Refai, Daniel; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Skelly, Christopher L.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Curi, Michael A.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Glagov, Seymour; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Schwartz, Lewis B.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Ugurlu, Baran; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tellides, George; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tereb, Dennis: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Aboulafia, Elie D.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Liebow, Joann; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Gesina, Mariya: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Lau, Luk Louis; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Halliday, Margaret Isla; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Lee, Bernard; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hannon, Ray; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Gardiner, Keith Reginald; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Soong, Chee Voon: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Satomura, Kimio; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Etsuda, Hirokuni; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hikita, Hiroyuki; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Nishikawa, Ken-ichirou; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tabata, Hirotsugu; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Isoda, Kikuo; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Takase, Bonpei; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ohsuzu, Fumitaka; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kurita, Akira; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Mizuno, Kyouichi: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Ridgway, P. F.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Mofidi, R.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Fulton, G.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ireland, A. P.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Owens, A. P.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Sheehan, S.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Hirose, Hitoshi; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Amano, Atushi; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Takahashi, Akihito; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Nagano, Naoko: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Özdemir, Kurtuluş; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Daniş, Gülizar; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Şahingeri, Mustafa; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Tokaç, Mehmet; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Telli, Hasan H.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Gök, Hasan: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Takase, Bonpei; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hisada, Tesuya; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hamabe, Akira; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Uehata, Akimi; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Satomura, Kimio; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ohsuzu, Fumitaka; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kurita, Akira: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Robicsek, Francis; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Fokin, Alexander A.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Masters, Thomas N.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Kinay, Ozan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ozaydin, Mehmet; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Okutan, Hüseyin; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kahraman, Halil; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Nazli, Cem; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Altinbas, Ahmet; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Ergene, Oktay: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Yahalom, Malka; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Roguin, Nathan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Jerushalmi, Jacqueline; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Noi, Ivan; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bickel, Amitai; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Milgram, Elliot A.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Dubois, Philippe; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Gurnet, Patrick; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Dolatabadi, Dariouch; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Verhelst, Guy; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Vandueren, Eric; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Dubois, Eric; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bruninx, Guy; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Delcour, Christian; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Wautrecht, Jean-Claude: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Drescher,, Wolf; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Li,, Haisheng; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Knudsen, Anette M.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Lundgaard, Annette; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bünger, Cody; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hansen, Ebbe S.: