Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 74-79 , July 2008

Carotid artery stenting: Identification of risk factors for poor outcomes

Presented at the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla, Mar 21-24, 2007.

Received 30 September 2007 ,Accepted 3 February 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(08)00205-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.005

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 74-79 , July 2008

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