Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 72-78 , January 2003

Outcome of catheter-directed thrombolysis for lower extremity arterial bypass occlusion

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

Received 18 June 2002 ,Accepted 3 September 2002.

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☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Mark R. Nehler, MD, Vascular Surgery Section, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 E 9th Ave #5521, Denver, CO 80262-0312 (e-mail: Mark.Nehler@uchsc.edu).

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Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 72-78 , January 2003

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