Published online before print May 30, 2002, 10.1148/radiol.2241011253
(Radiology 2002;224:529.)
A more recent version of this article appeared on August 1, 2002
Inflammatory Response to Stent Implantation: Differences in Femoropopliteal, Iliac, and Carotid Arteries1
Martin Schillinger, MD,
Markus Exner, MD,
Wolfgang Mlekusch, MD,
Markus Haumer, MD,
Ramazanali Ahmadi, MD,
Helmut Rumpold, MD,
Oswald Wagner, MD and
Erich Minar, MD
1 From the Departments of Angiology (M.S., W.M., M.H., R.A., E.M.) and Laboratory Medicine (M.E., H.R., O.W.), University of Vienna Medical School, Währinger Gürtel 18-20/6J, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Received July 23, 2001; revision requested September 12; revision received October 12; accepted December 10. Address correspondence to M.S. (e-mail: martin.schillinger@akh-wien .ac.at).

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Figure 1. Graph shows mean CRP before to 48 hours after stent implantation in iliac (n = 70), femoropopliteal (n = 95), and carotid (n = 109) arteries. Error bars represent 95% CI.
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Figure 2. Graph shows mean SAA before to 48 hours after stent implantation in iliac (n = 70), femoropopliteal (n = 95), and carotid (n = 109) arteries. Error bars represent 95% CI.
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Figure 3. Graph shows mean fibrinogen before to 48 hours after stent implantation in iliac (n = 70), femoropopliteal (n = 95), and carotid (n = 109) arteries. Error bars represent 95% CI.
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