Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 580-588 , September 2008

Endovascular management of atherosclerotic renovascular disease: Early results following primary intervention

Presented at the Thirty-second Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Naples, Fla, Jan 18, 2008.

  • Matthew A. Corriere, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Jeffrey D. Pearce, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Matthew S. Edwards, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • ,
  • Jeanette M. Stafford, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Kimberley J. Hansen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Sciences, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Kimberley J. Hansen, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Section on Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1095

Received 16 January 2008 ,Accepted 16 April 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00670-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.050

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 580-588 , September 2008

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