Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 92-97 , July 2004

Carotid angioplasty with internal carotid artery flow reversal is well tolerated in the awake patient

  • Enrique Criado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Vascular Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Enrique Criado, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Health Sciences Center T19, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8191, USA
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  • Manuel Doblas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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  • Juan Fontcuberta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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  • Antonio Orgaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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  • Angel Flores, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
    • ,
  • Paloma Lopez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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  • L Philipp Wall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Vascular Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA

Received 17 December 2003 ,Accepted 19 March 2004.

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☆ Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(04)00437-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.03.034

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 92-97 , July 2004

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