Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , July 2007

Atheroembolism during percutaneous renal artery revascularization

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Rio Del Mar Hotel and Spa, Puerto Rico, Jan 17-20, 2007.

  • Matthew S. Edwards, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Matthew S. Edwards, MD, FACS, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, General Surgery, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1095.
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  • Matthew A. Corriere, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Timothy E. Craven, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistical Sciences at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Xian Mang Pan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, at the University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
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  • Joseph H. Rapp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, at the University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
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  • Jeffrey D. Pearce, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Nicholas B. Mertaugh, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Kimberley J. Hansen, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Received 15 January 2006 ,Accepted 16 March 2007.

  • Image Result

    Particle counts by size from renal artery aspirates following RA-PTAS with distal embolic protection. Lower and upper sides of the “boxes” are drawn at the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively, wit

    Particle counts by size from renal artery aspirates following RA-PTAS with distal embolic protection. Lower and upper sides of the “boxes” are drawn at the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively, with a horizontal line at the medians and “whiskers” extending the 10th and 90th percentiles.

 Dr Edwards is supported by the American Vascular Association and Lifeline Foundation Research Career Development Award and Grant 1K23HL083981-01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.Competition of interest: none.CME article

PII: S0741-5214(07)00515-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.039

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , July 2007

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