Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 325-330 , February 2009

Outcomes of carotid artery stenting and endarterectomy in the United States

Presented at: The Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society, The Thirty-third Annual Meeting, San Diego, Calif, Jun 6, 2008.

Received 10 June 2008 ,Accepted 30 August 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)01588-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.112

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 325-330 , February 2009

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