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Comment
. 2023 Apr;34(4):718-719.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2023.01.005. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with CLI (BEST-CLI) Trial: A Misleading Trial Name

Edwin A Takahashi  1 , Robert A Lookstein  2 , Sanjay Misra  3
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Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with CLI (BEST-CLI) Trial: A Misleading Trial Name

Edwin A Takahashi et al. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 Apr.
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  • Surgery or Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.
    Farber A, Menard MT, Conte MS, Kaufman JA, Powell RJ, Choudhry NK, Hamza TH, Assmann SF, Creager MA, Cziraky MJ, Dake MD, Jaff MR, Reid D, Siami FS, Sopko G, White CJ, van Over M, Strong MB, Villarreal MF, McKean M, Azene E, Azarbal A, Barleben A, Chew DK, Clavijo LC, Douville Y, Findeiss L, Garg N, Gasper W, Giles KA, Goodney PP, Hawkins BM, Herman CR, Kalish JA, Koopmann MC, Laskowski IA, Mena-Hurtado C, Motaganahalli R, Rowe VL, Schanzer A, Schneider PA, Siracuse JJ, Venermo M, Rosenfield K; BEST-CLI Investigators. Farber A, et al. N Engl J Med. 2022 Dec 22;387(25):2305-2316. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207899. Epub 2022 Nov 7. N Engl J Med. 2022. PMID: 36342173 Clinical Trial.

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