Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1205-1211 , December 2006

Appropriateness of learning curve for carotid artery stenting: An analysis of periprocedural complications

Presented at the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Philadelphia, Pa, June 1-4, 2006.

Received 7 June 2006 ,Accepted 14 August 2006.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01491-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.08.027

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1205-1211 , December 2006

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