Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 813-819.e1 , October 2009

Restenosis after renal artery angioplasty and stenting: Incidence and risk factors

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

  • Matthew A. Corriere, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Matthew S. Edwards, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Jeffrey D. Pearce, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Jeanette S. Andrews, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Randolph L. Geary, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Kimberley J. Hansen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kimberley J. Hansen, MD, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1095

Received 10 January 2009 ,Accepted 12 May 2009.

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 Dr Edwards is supported by the American Vascular Association and Lifeline Foundation Research Career Development Award. Grant support was also provided by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to Dr Edwards (Grant 1K23HL083981-01), Dr Geary (Grant R01 HL57557), and Dr Hansen (Grant 5K12HL083763-02).

 Competition of interest: none.

 Additional material for this article may be found online at www.jvascsurg.org.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01031-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.019

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 813-819.e1 , October 2009