Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 827-837 , April 2009

Revised duplex criteria and outcomes for renal stents and stent grafts following endovascular repair of juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms

  • Walid Mohabbat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Roy K. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Roy K. Greenberg, MD, Director of Endovascular Research, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Desk S40, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195
    • ,
  • Tara M. Mastracci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Marcelo Cury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Jose P. Morales, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Adrian V. Hernandez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Received 9 July 2008 ,Accepted 7 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.11.024

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 827-837 , April 2009

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