Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 572-576 , March 2010

Variation in the shape and length of the branches of a thoracoabdominal aortic stent graft: Implications for the role of standard off-the-shelf components

  • Ki-Hyuk Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Daegu-Catholic University, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Jade S. Hiramoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Linda M. Reilly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Matthew Sweet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
    • ,
  • Timothy A.M. Chuter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tim Chuter, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, UCSF, 400 Parnassus Ave, A-581, San Francisco, CA 94143

Received 4 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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 Competition of interest: Dr. Chuter receives the following support from Cook Medical Inc, the manufacturer of the thoracoabdominal aortic stent graft, royalties from licensed patents, travel expenses, and research funding.

 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)01908-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.09.022

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 572-576 , March 2010

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