Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 42-46 , January 2009

The outcome of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with renal insufficiency

Presented at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Baltimore, Md, Sep 30-Oct 4, 2007.

Received 22 April 2008 ,Accepted 23 July 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(08)01240-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.070

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 42-46 , January 2009

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