Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 1135-1139 , November 2010

The value of the initial post-EVAR computed tomography angiography scan in predicting future secondary procedures using the Powerlink stent graft

Presented at the Thirty-eight Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, April 7-10, 2010, Scottsdale, Ariz.

  • Mitul S. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mitul Suresh Patel, MD, Cooper University Hospital, Department of Surgery, 3 Cooper Plaza, Ste 411, Camden, NJ 08103
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  • Jeffrey P. Carpenter, MD

Received 19 March 2010 ,Accepted 3 June 2010.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Carpenter is a consultant for Endologix, Inc.

 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)01353-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.019

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 5 , Pages 1135-1139 , November 2010

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