Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 1350-1353 , November 2010

Glue embolus complicating the endovascular treatment of a patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome

  • Leopoldo Marine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    • ,
  • Rishi Gupta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Heather L. Gornik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Vikram S. Kashyap, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Vikram S. Kashyap, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Department of Vascular Surgery, H32, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195

Received 6 April 2010 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 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)01317-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.104

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 1350-1353 , November 2010

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