Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , January 2003

Modifiable patient factors are associated with reverse vein graft occlusion in the era of duplex scan surveillance

Presented at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Vascular Surgery, Boston, Mass, Jun 9-12, 2002.

Received 17 June 2002 ,Accepted 19 August 2002.

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    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients currently smoking (n = 68) with nonsmoking patients (n = 105). Curve was generated with Cox proportional hazard model. P < .001.

    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients currently smoking (n = 68) with nonsmoking patients (n = 105). Curve was generated with Cox proportional hazard model. P < .001.

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    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients who fail early DS (n = 27) with compliant patients (n = 146). Curve was generated with Cox proportional hazard model. P = .006.

    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients who fail early DS (n = 27) with compliant patients (n = 146). Curve was generated with Cox proportional hazard model. P = .006.

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    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients with end-stage renal disease (n = 14) with patients with normal renal function (n = 159). Curve was generated with Cox proportional h

    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients with end-stage renal disease (n = 14) with patients with normal renal function (n = 159). Curve was generated with Cox proportional hazard model. P < .001.

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    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients with known hypercoagulable state (n = 19) with patients without known hypercoagulable state (n = 154). Curve was generated with Cox p

    Adjusted assisted primary patency curve of RVGs comparing patients with known hypercoagulable state (n = 19) with patients without known hypercoagulable state (n = 154). Curve was generated with Cox proportional hazard model. P = .003.

 Supported in part by grant # R01HL45267 NIH, NHLBI.

☆☆ Competition of interest: nil.

 Reprint requests: Gregory L. Moneta, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd OP-11, Portland, OR 97201-3098.

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doi: 10.1067/mva.2003.4

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 47-53 , January 2003