Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 278-285 , August 2008

Redefining postoperative surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair: Recommendations based on 5-year follow-up in the US Zenith multicenter trial

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Naples, FL, Jan 16-19, 2008.

  • W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: W. Charles Sternbergh III, MD, Section Head, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121.
    • ,
  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
    • ,
  • Britt H. Tonnessen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, La
    • ,
  • Zenith Investigators

Received 21 January 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2008.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Sternbergh, Dr Greenberg, and Dr Chuter are present or past consultants for Cook Inc, and have received research support for the Zenith multicenter trial. Dr Chuter receives royalties for patents licensed to Cook Inc.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00423-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.075

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 278-285 , August 2008

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