Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 638-644 , March 2009

Improved outcomes are associated with multilevel endovascular intervention involving the tibial vessels compared with isolated tibial intervention

Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, San Diego, Calif, Jun 6-7, 2008.

  • Mikel Sadek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Sharif H. Ellozy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Irene C. Turnbull, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Robert A. Lookstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Michael L. Marin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Peter L. Faries, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 5 E 98th, Box 1273, New York, NY 10029-6574

Received 5 June 2008 ,Accepted 10 October 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01792-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.10.021

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 638-644 , March 2009

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