Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 133-139 , January 2009

Duplex criteria for determination of in-stent stenosis after angioplasty and stenting of the superficial femoral artery

Presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery Annual meeting San Diego, Calif, June 5-8, 2008.

Received 10 June 2008 ,Accepted 5 September 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01629-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.09.046

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 133-139 , January 2009

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