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.

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 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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