Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 1160-1166 , December 2007

The relative importance of graft surveillance and warfarin therapy in infrainguinal prosthetic bypass failure

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

  • Robert Scott Brumberg, DO

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla
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  • Martin R. Back, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Martin R. Back, MD, USF Vascular, HMT 650, 4 Columbia Dr, Tampa, FL 33606.
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  • Paul A. Armstrong, DO

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla
    • ,
  • David Cuthbertson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Pediatrics Epidemiology Center, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla.
    • ,
  • Murray L. Shames, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla
    • ,
  • Brad L. Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla
    • ,
  • Dennis F. Bandyk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Fla

Received 16 January 2007 ,Accepted 24 July 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(07)01263-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.07.046

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 1160-1166 , December 2007

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