Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 227-235.e1 , February 2007

Performance of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in high-risk patients: Results from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

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

  • Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Tex.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ruth L. Bush, MD, MPH, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1568, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Michael L. Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
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  • Nasim Hedayati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Tex.
    • ,
  • William G. Henderson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Outcomes Program, Denver, Colo.
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  • Peter H. Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Tex.
    • ,
  • Alan B. Lumsden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, Tex.

Received 7 June 2006 ,Accepted 4 October 2006.

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 Additional material for this article may be found online at www.jvascsurg.org.Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01849-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.10.005

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 227-235.e1 , February 2007

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