Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 876-882.e6 , November 2007

Long-term results of 442 consecutive, standardized carotid endarterectomy procedures in standard-risk and high-risk patients

Presented at the Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society, Coronado, Calif, May 4-6, 2007.

Received 19 May 2007 ,Accepted 25 June 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01142-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.045

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 876-882.e6 , November 2007

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