Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 118-125.e3 , July 2010

Trends in vena caval interruption

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

  • Phillip S. Moore, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • ,
  • Timothy E. Craven, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • ,
  • Ross P. Davis, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • ,
  • 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, Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1095

Received 10 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 September 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)02509-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.09.067

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 118-125.e3 , July 2010

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