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Uninsured South Florida vascular surgery patients are less likely to receive optimal medical management than their insured counterparts  Dante Yeh, MD,

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1 Uninsured South Florida vascular surgery patients are less likely to receive optimal medical management than their insured counterparts  Dante Yeh, MD, Monique Jones, MS, Carl Schulman, MD, MSPH, Jagajan Karmacharya, MD, FRCS, Omaida C. Velazquez, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages S4-S8 (April 2010) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The main reasons for office visits were peripheral arterial disease (PAD), carotid stenosis (CS), aneurysmal disease, and lower extremity vascular disease. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , S4-S8DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Comorbid conditions surveyed included hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary artery disease (CAD), hypercholesterolemia, and chronic renal failure (CRF). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , S4-S8DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Almost 40% of patients in the study were uninsured (red slice).
Journal of Vascular Surgery  , S4-S8DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Graph shows percentages of insured and uninsured patients who received optimal medical therapy. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , S4-S8DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

6 Fig 5 Graph shows percentages of insured and uninsured patients receiving suboptimal medical therapy by comorbid condition. CAD, Coronary artery disease; CRF, chronic renal failure; CS, carotid stenosis; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; PAD, peripheral arterial disease. *P < .05. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , S4-S8DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

7 Fig 6 Women were likely to receive suboptimal therapy. Coronary artery disease (CAD). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , S4-S8DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

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