Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 413-420 , September 2007

Application of endograft to treat thoracic aortic pathologies: A single center experience

Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Jan 17-20, 2007.

Received 25 January 2007 ,Accepted 21 May 2007.

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 Competition of interest: Grayson Wheatley, MD, is a consultant and is a member of the advisory committee of W. L. Gore and Associates.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00971-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.05.042

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 413-420 , September 2007

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