Epidemiology of arterial occlusive disease. Peculiarities in advanced age (Publications)
Based on data of the Basle Study and on a trial of 225 patients with acute arterial occlusion, findings of frequency and the fate of patients with OPAD are presented. The prevalence of asymptomatic OP
Curso de la enfermedad varicosa. Estudio retrospectivo en paralelo entre dos diferentes grupos étnicos (Catania-Basilea) (Publications)
Authors presents a retrospective study with two different ethnic groups, one of them from Catania and the other from Basilea, with varicose veins and subjected to a saphenectomy. They studies the foll
Blood pressure: knowledge and behavior (Publications)
Knowledge about blood pressure and practice in terms of its measurement are two important indicators for problem areas in cardiovascular disease prevention. This paper analyses these two indicators ba
The fate of the patient with deep vein thrombosis (Publications)
Late results in 278 consecutive patients with unilateral deep vein thrombosis treated with streptokinase or heparin/dicoumarol were analysed as to mortality rate, recurrent thrombo-embolism and incide
Chronic handicaps and social integration in the aged. Results from the Somipops health survey (Publications)
Findings of the first Swiss health Survey Somipops are presented. The percentage of long-term disability as well as the number of disabilities per person increases with age. On the other hand social a
The treatment of deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs (Publications)
The various therapeutic modalities in deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs (surgical thrombectomy, thrombolysis, anticoagulation, bed rest) are discussed with special reference to developments in
