Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 946-951 , May 2008

Carotid angioplasty and stenting, success relies on appropriate patient selection

Presented at the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, Ledyard, Conn, Oct 5-7, 2007.

  • Mikel Sadek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Robert L. Hynecek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Elliot B. Sambol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Habib Ur-Rehman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
    • ,
  • K. Craig Kent, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Peter L. Faries, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 5 East 98th, Box 1273, New York, NY 10029-6574.

Received 17 October 2007 ,Accepted 20 December 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00003-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.12.049

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 946-951 , May 2008

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