Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 955-962 , November 2006

Progression of atherosclerotic renovascular disease: a prospective population-based study

Presented at the Thirtieth Annual Meeting of The Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Phoenix, Ariz, Jan 18 to 21, 2006.

  • Jeffrey D. Pearce, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Brandon L. Craven, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Timothy E. Craven, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • K. Todd Piercy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Jeanette M. Stafford, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Matthew S. Edwards, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Kimberley J. Hansen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kimberley J. Hansen, MD, Professor of Surgery, Head of the Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1095

Received 21 March 2006 ,Accepted 17 July 2006.

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 Supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 1R01DK47414 and contracts N01-HC-85079 through N01-HC-85086, N01-HC-35129, and N01 HC-15103 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Wake Forest University General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) M01-RR07122.Competition of interest: none.CME article

PII: S0741-5214(06)01304-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.07.031

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 955-962 , November 2006

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