Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 292-298 , August 2009

Progression of internal carotid artery stenosis in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease

  • Afshin S. Jahromi, MD, MSc (HRM)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Guelph General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Catherine M. Clase, MSc (HRM), FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert Maggisano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Robin Bailey, RVT

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Hussein A. Safar, MD, FRCSIr

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Claudio S. Cinà, MD, Spec Chir It, FRCSC, MSc (HRM)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Claudio Cinà, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 55 Queen St. East, Suite 308, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1R6, Canada

Received 20 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 February 2009.

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 The study was funded by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00599-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.236

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 292-298 , August 2009

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