Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1031-1039 , November 2009

Primary carotid artery stenting versus carotid artery stenting for postcarotid endarterectomy stenosis

Presented at the 2009 Society of Vascular Surgery Vascular Annual Meeting, Denver, Colo, Jun 11-14, 2009.

  • Ali F. AbuRahma, MD, RVT, RPVI

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
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  • Jessica Bensenhaver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
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  • Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
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  • Patrick A. Stone, MD, RVT, RPVI

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV
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  • Mary Emmett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV
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  • Michael Tarakji, MS IV

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV
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  • Zachary AbuRahma, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV

Received 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01357-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.06.051

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 1031-1039 , November 2009

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