Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 762-767 , October 2009

Carotid angioplasty and stenting in anatomically high-risk patients: Safe and durable except for radiation-induced stenosis

Presented at the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Tucson, Ariz, Jan 16, 2009.

Received 22 February 2009 ,Accepted 24 April 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01003-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.066

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 762-767 , October 2009

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