Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 131-139 , January 2010

Contemporary management of vascular complications associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Presented at the Plenary Session of the Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, Denver, Colo, June 12, 2009.

  • Benjamin S. Brooke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md
    • ,
  • George Arnaoutakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md
    • ,
  • Nazli B. McDonnell, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Md
    • ,
  • James H. Black III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James H. Black III, MD, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287

Received 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 4 August 2009.

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 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.019

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 131-139 , January 2010

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