Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 555-560 , September 2008

Left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic endovascular aortic repair: A single-center experience

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

  • Edward Y. Woo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Edward Y. Woo, Department of Surgery, 4 Silverstein, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Benjamin M. Jackson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Alberto Pochettino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divsion of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Joseph E. Bavaria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divsion of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Wilson Y. Szeto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divsion of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Ronald M. Fairman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 19 February 2008 ,Accepted 31 March 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00513-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.060

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 555-560 , September 2008

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