Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 74-80 , January 2008

Ultrasound criteria for severe in-stent restenosis following carotid artery stenting

Presented at Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Orlando, Fla, March, 2007.

  • Wei Zhou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Wei Zhou, MD, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr #H3640, Stanford, CA 94305-5642.
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  • Deborah D. Felkai, RN, RVT

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex.
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  • Mark Evans, RVT

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex.
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  • Sally A. McCoy, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex.
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  • Peter H. Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex.
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  • Panagiotos Kougias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex.
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  • Hosam F. El-Sayed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Tex.
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  • Alan B. Lumsden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex

Received 24 March 2007 ,Accepted 8 September 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01489-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.09.031

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 74-80 , January 2008

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