Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1382-1388 , December 2008

Outcomes of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair compared with open surgical repair in high-risk patients: Results from the Swedish Vascular Registry

Presented at the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Meeting, Baltimore, Md, Jun 7-9, 2007.

  • Carl Magnus Wahlgren, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Carl Magnus Wahlgren, Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jonas Malmstedt, MD
    • ,
  • Swedish Vascular Registry

Received 30 May 2008 ,Accepted 7 July 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01144-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.009

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1382-1388 , December 2008

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