Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 54-63 , July 2008

Thoracic aortic lesions treated with the Zenith TX1 and TX2 thoracic devices: Intermediate- and long-term outcomes

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

  • Jose P. Morales, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Roy K. Greenberg, MD, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Desk S40, Cleveland, OH 44195.
    • ,
  • Catherine A. Morales, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Marcelo Cury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Adrian V. Hernandez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitive Health Science, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • ,
  • Sean P. Lyden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Daniel Clair, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio

Received 24 October 2007 ,Accepted 15 February 2008.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Greenberg receives grants and research support from Cook Inc, W. L. Gore & Assoc, and Terarecon, is a consultant for Cook Inc and Boston Scientific, and receives other financial or material support from Cook Inc, Intellectual Property. Dr Clair is a paid consultant for Cordis, an unpaid consultant for Timna and Minnow Medical, is a speaker for FoxHollow, Cook Inc, W. L. Gore & Assoc, and OmniSonics, and is an advisory board member for Medtronic and Boston Scientific. Dr Lyden is a consultant for Cook Inc.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00279-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.028

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 54-63 , July 2008

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