Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 569-575 , September 2010

Cerebral reserve is decreased in elderly patients with carotid stenosis

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

Received 8 November 2009 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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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(10)00915-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.021

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 569-575 , September 2010

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