Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 190-197 , August 2001

Identification and implications of transgraft microleaks after endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms

Received 29 August 2000 ,Accepted 10 January 2001.

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☆ Competition of interest: JSM has been paid a consulting fee and received clinical research funding from Guidant, Medtronic, and WL Gore. He has received research support from Boston Scientific. The Department of Vascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Foundation has received clinical research funding from Medtronic.

☆☆ Supported by The Baldwin Research Fund.

★ Reprint requests: Jon S. Matsumura, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, 251 E Chicago Avenue #628, Chicago, IL 60611 (e-mail: j-matsumura@ northwestern.edu ).

PII: S0741-5214(01)08586-X

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.115383

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 190-197 , August 2001

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