Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 100S-102S , October 2010

Advanced thoracic endovascular aortic repair: Late complications of thoracic endografts

  • Pegge Halandras, MD
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  • Ross Milner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dr Ross Milner, Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Vascular Surgery, 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153

Received 15 June 2010 ,Accepted 17 June 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)01620-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.147

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 100S-102S , October 2010

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