Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 505-512 , July 2008

Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy Is Safe in Patients with Few Comorbid Medical Conditions

  • Hernan A. Bazan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery; LSUHSC, 533 Bolivar St, Room 524; New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    • ,
  • Sanjeev Pradhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Tormod S. Westvik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Bauer E. Sumpio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Richard J. Gusberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Alan Dardik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT

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 H. A. Bazan's current address is: Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.

PII: S0890-5096(08)00084-8

doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.12.019

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 505-512 , July 2008

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