Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 864-869 , November 2007

Transcervical carotid stenting with carotid artery flow reversal: 3-year follow-up of 103 stents

Presented in part at the XXXIII Annual VEITH Symposium, New York, New York, November 19, 2006.

  • Enrique Criado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Enrique Criado, MD, Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1500 Medical Center Dr, TC-2210, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0329.
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  • Juan Fontcuberta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain.
    • ,
  • Antonio Orgaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain.
    • ,
  • Angel Flores, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain.
    • ,
  • Manuel Doblas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain.

Received 16 March 2007 ,Accepted 18 July 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01190-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.07.028

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 864-869 , November 2007

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