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Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the cohort derived from the VQI registry linked with Medicare claims outcome data.
*Only patients 65 years and older were included due to Medicare eligibility criteria.
CLTI, chronic limb-threatening ischemia; PVI, peripheral vascular intervention; VQI, Vascular Quality Initiative.
