Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 16-26 , January 2003

Mechanical failure of prosthetic human implants: A 10-year experience with aortic stent graft devices

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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☆☆ Reprint requests: Dr Michael L. Marin, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 5 E 98th St, Box 1259, New York, NY 10029-6574 (e-mail: michael.marin@mountsinai.org).

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doi: 10.1067/mva.2003.58

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 16-26 , January 2003

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