Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 920-930 , November 2006

Endovascular aneurysm repair at 5 years: does aneurysm diameter predict outcome?

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

  • Christopher K. Zarins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christopher K. Zarins, MD, Chidester Professor of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305-5450.
    • ,
  • Tami Crabtree, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Daniel A. Bloch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • ,
  • Frank R. Arko, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
    • ,
  • Kenneth Ouriel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Rodney A. White, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, Calif.

Received 21 January 2006 ,Accepted 27 June 2006.

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 Competition of interest: The authors are consultants to the manufacturer of the endograft used in this study and may have received research support from the company.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01368-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.06.048

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 920-930 , November 2006

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