American Heart Journal
Volume 149, Issue 6 , Pages 1003-1008 , June 2005

Development of a multicenter peripheral arterial interventional database: The PVD-QI2

  • Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Gill Heart Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lexington, Ky
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, Gill Heart Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 326B Wethington Building, 900 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40436-0200.
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  • Khan Munir, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Alan T. Hirsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minn
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  • Stanley Chetcuti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Paul M. Grossman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Mauro Moscucci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Peter Henke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Elias Kassab, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, Mich
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  • Chaman Sohal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Arthur Riba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, Mich
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  • Donna Person, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, Mich
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  • Ann E. Luciano, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Michele DeGregorio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Oakland, Mich
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  • Kiritkumar Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Oakland, Mich
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  • Karen C. Rutkowski, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Oakland, Mich
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  • Kim A. Eagle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich

Received 23 September 2003 ,Accepted 11 August 2004.

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PII: S0002-8703(04)00509-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.015

American Heart Journal
Volume 149, Issue 6 , Pages 1003-1008 , June 2005

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