Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 875-880 , May 2007

The impact of increasing age on anatomic factors affecting carotid angioplasty and stenting

Presented at the Western Vascular Society 2006 Annual Meeting, La Jolla, Calif, Sep 16-19, 2006.

Received 5 July 2006 ,Accepted 21 December 2006.

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 Competition of interest: none.CME article

PII: S0741-5214(07)00009-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.12.059

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 875-880 , May 2007

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