Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 6-16 , January 2008

Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Presented at the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Md, June 6-10, 2007.

Received 14 June 2007 ,Accepted 18 August 2007.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Chuter receives support from Cook Medical, Inc, the manufacturer of the Zenith stent graft, in the form of royalties from licensed patents, travel expenses, and research funding.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01360-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.08.032

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 6-16 , January 2008

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