Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 916-917 , April 2004

Standards of practice: carotid angioplasty and stenting

  • Kenneth Ouriel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • University of Rochester Rochester, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Kenneth Ouriel, MD, FACS, FACC, Chairman, Division of Surgery, Desk E32, Cleveland, OH 44195, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Jay Yadav, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • University of Rochester Rochester, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Richard M Green, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • University of Rochester Rochester, NY, USA

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☆ This commentary represents the opinion of the authors and is not a policy statement by the Journal.Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(04)00137-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.01.028

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 916-917 , April 2004

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