Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 286-291.e2 , August 2009

Proposed duplex velocity criteria for carotid restenosis following carotid endarterectomy with patch closure

Presented at the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Ariz, January 14-17, 2009.

  • Ali F. AbuRahma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Department of Surgery, Charleston, WVa
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Ali F. AbuRahma, MD, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Department of Surgery, 3110 MacCorkle Ave., SE, Charleston, WV 25304
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  • Patrick Stone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Department of Surgery, Charleston, WVa
    • ,
  • Samuel Deem, DO

      Affiliations

    • Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Department of Surgery, Charleston, WVa
    • ,
  • L. Scott Dean, PhD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WVa
    • ,
  • Tammi Keiffer, RN

      Affiliations

    • Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WVa
    • ,
  • Emily Deem, MS, PA-C

      Affiliations

    • Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WVa

Received 12 December 2008 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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PII: S0741-5214(09)00220-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.065

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 286-291.e2 , August 2009

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