Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2008

Risk Factors and Angiographic Technical Considerations to Guide Carotid Intervention

  • Matthew A. Corriere

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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  • Jeffery B. Dattilo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jeffery B. Dattilo, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, D-5237 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2735, USA
    • ,
  • Michael C. Madigan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • ,
  • Raul J. Guzman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
    • ,
  • Thomas C. Naslund

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
    • ,
  • Marc A. Passman

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

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PII: S0890-5096(07)00351-2

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.07.033

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 52-57 , January 2008

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