Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 345-350 , February 2010

Echolucent or predominantly echolucent femoral plaques predict early restenosis after eversion carotid endarterectomy

  • Edit Dósa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
    • Blood-Brain Barrier and Neuro-Oncology Program, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Edit Dósa, MD, PhD, Blood-Brain Barrier and Neuro-Oncology Program, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, (Mail code L603) Portland, OR 7239-3098
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  • Kristóf Hirschberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Astrid Apor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Zsuzsanna Járányi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • László Entz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • György Acsády, MD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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  • Kálmán Hüttl, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Received 31 May 2009 ,Accepted 24 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.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01810-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.080

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 345-350 , February 2010

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