Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1379-1385 , June 2009

An analysis of carotid artery stenting procedures performed in New York and Florida (2005-2006): Procedure indication, stroke rate, and mortality rate are equivalent for vascular surgeons and non-vascular surgeons

Presented at the 2009 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, March 18-21, 2009, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Received 5 January 2009 ,Accepted 11 February 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00573-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.233

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1379-1385 , June 2009

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