Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 511-518 , September 2008

Lifeline registry of endovascular aneurysm repair: Open repair surgical controls in clinical trials

  • Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
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  • Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Washington VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
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  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass
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  • Rebecca J. Shackelton, ScM

      Affiliations

    • New England Research Institutes Inc, Watertown, Mass
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  • Flora S. Siami, MPH

      Affiliations

    • New England Research Institutes Inc, Watertown, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Flora Sandra Siami, MPH, RAC, Principal Research Scientist/Director, Regulatory Affairs, New England Research Institutes Inc, 9 Galen St, Watertown, MA 02472
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  • Society for Vascular Surgery Outcomes Committee

      Affiliations

    • A list of SVS Outcome Committee members is in the Appendix.

Received 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 24 April 2008.

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 The analysis of the Lifeline Registry of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair data set for surgical controls was supported exclusively by funds from the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00700-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.056

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 511-518 , September 2008

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