Analysis of risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a cohort of more than 3 million individuals, 14 July 2010
K. Craig Kent, Robert M. Zwolak, Natalia N. Egorova, Thomas S. Riles, Andrew Manganaro, Alan J. Moskowitz, Annetine C. Gelijns, Giampaolo Greco
pages 539-548
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Risk factors for late mortality after endovascular repair of the thoracic aorta, 02 July 2010
Jayer Chung, Matthew A. Corriere, Ravi K. Veeraswamy, Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, Ross Milner, Thomas F. Dodson, Atef A. Salam, Elliot L. Chaikof
pages 549-555
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Intermediate-term EVAR outcomes in octogenarians, 12 July 2010
Rodrigo Fonseca, Caron Rockman, Abhishek Pitti, Neal Cayne, Tom S. Maldonado, Patrick J. Lamparello, Thomas Riles, Mark Adelman
pages 556-561
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Distribution of intimomedial tears in patients with type B aortic dissection, 02 July 2010
Ali Khoynezhad, Irwin Walot, Matthew J. Kruse, Tony Rapae, Carlos E. Donayre, Rodney A. White
pages 562-568
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Discussion, 12 July 2010
pages 574-575
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Four-year randomized prospective comparison of percutaneous ePTFE/nitinol self-expanding stent graft versus prosthetic femoral-popliteal bypass in the treatment of superficial femoral artery occlusive disease, 02 July 2010
Karen McQuade, Dennis Gable, Greg Pearl, Brian Theune, Steve Black
pages 584-591.e7
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Histologic atherosclerotic plaque characteristics are associated with restenosis rates after endarterectomy of the common and superficial femoral arteries, 07 June 2010
Wouter J.M. Derksen, Jean-Paul P.M. de Vries, Aryan Vink, Evelyn Velema, Jan-Albert Vos, Dominique de Kleijn, Frans L. Moll, Gerard Pasterkamp
pages 592-599
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Discussion, 05 July 2010
pages 606-607
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Arm vein conduit vs prosthetic graft in infrainguinal revascularization for critical leg ischemia, 08 July 2010
Eva Arvela, Maria Söderström, Anders Albäck, Pekka-Sakari Aho, Maarit Venermo, Mauri Lepäntalo
pages 616-623
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An elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio independently predicts mortality in chronic critical limb ischemia, 23 June 2010
James Ian Spark, Janahan Sarveswaran, Nadia Blest, Peter Charalabidis, Sonal Asthana
pages 632-636
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A randomized, controlled trial of endovenous thermal ablation using the 810-nm wavelength laser and the ClosurePLUS radiofrequency ablation methods for superficial venous insufficiency of the great saphenous vein, 20 July 2010
Steven S. Gale, Jennifer N. Lee, M. Eileen Walsh, Dennis L. Wojnarowski, Anthony J. Comerota
pages 645-650
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Preoperative thrombolysis and venoplasty affords no benefit in patency following first rib resection and scalenectomy for subacute and chronic subclavian vein thrombosis
James Lawrence Guzzo, Kevin Chang, Jasmine Demos, James H. Black, Julie A. Freischlag
pages 658-663
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Impact of obesity on venous hemodynamics of the lower limbs, 24 June 2010
Torsten Willenberg, Anette Schumacher, Beatrice Amann-Vesti, Vincenzo Jacomella, Christoph Thalhammer, Nicolas Diehm, Iris Baumgartner, Marc Husmann
pages 664-668
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The Vascular Study Group of New England Cardiac Risk Index (VSG-CRI) predicts cardiac complications more accurately than the Revised Cardiac Risk Index in vascular surgery patients, 07 June 2010
Daniel J. Bertges, Philip P. Goodney, Yuanyuan Zhao, Andres Schanzer, Brian W. Nolan, Donald S. Likosky, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Jack L. Cronenwett, Vascular Study Group of New England
pages 674-683.e3
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Haptoglobin 2-1 phenotype predicts rapid growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms, 07 June 2010
Ireneusz Wiernicki, Krzysztof Safranow, Irena Baranowska-Bosiacka, Jaroslaw Piatek, Piotr Gutowski
pages 691-696
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Oxidized LDL in human carotid plaques is related to symptomatic carotid disease and lesion instability, 23 June 2010
Fragiska Sigala, Athanassios Kotsinas, Paraskevi Savari, Konstantinos Filis, Sophia Markantonis, Efstathios K. Iliodromitis, Vassilis G. Gorgoulis, Ioanna Andreadou
pages 704-713
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Deglutition syncope: A manifestation of vagal hyperactivity following carotid endarterectomy, 24 June 2010
Eric D. Endean, William Cavatassi, Joseph Hansler, Ehab Sorial
pages 720-722
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Use of a surgeon-modified branched thoracic endograft to preserve an aortorenal bypass during treatment of an intercostal patch aneurysm, 16 June 2010
Jeffrey Jim, Luis A. Sanchez, Brian G. Rubin
pages 730-733
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Laparoscopic transposition of the left renal vein into the inferior vena cava for nutcracker syndrome, 24 June 2010
Olivier Hartung, Amine Azghari, Pierre Barthelemy, Mourad Boufi, Yves S. Alimi
pages 738-741
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A rare case of familial carotid body tumor in a patient with bilateral fibromuscular dysplasia, 12 July 2010
Daniel K. Han, Eric W. Fishman, Maggie H. Walkup, Jeffrey W. Olin, Michael L. Marin, Peter L. Faries
pages 746-750
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Collateral pathways visualization of the innominate vein, 04 January 2010
Efrem Civilini, Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio, Roberto Chiesa
pages 758-759
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Analysis of large databases in vascular surgery, 02 July 2010
Louis L. Nguyen, Neal R. Barshes
pages 768-774
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Discussion, 05 August 2010
pages 780-781
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Novel technique for endovascular salvage of a folded aortic endograft, 07 June 2010
Joseph J. Ricotta, Rafael D. Malgor
pages 785-789
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Arm vein conduit vs prosthetic graft in infrainguinal revascularization for critical leg ischemia
Sean P. Roddy
pages 794-795
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Angioplasty and Stent Placement in Symptomatic Internal Carotid Occlusion
P. Puech-Leão, C.R. Bregalda Neves, E. Simão da Silva
page 797
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A Comparison of Clopidogrel Responsiveness in Patients With versus Without Chronic Renal Failure
S.H. Park, W. Kim, C.S. Park
page 797
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Limb-Shaking Transient Ischaemic Attacks in Patients With Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Case-Control Study
S. Persoon, L.J. Kappelle, C.J.M. Klijn
page 798
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Patient Outcomes after Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Pooled Survival Analysis of Different Adverse Events
F.A. Klok, W. Zondag, K.W. van Kralingen
pages 798-799
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Synchronous Cardiac and Carotid Revascularisation: The Devil is in the Detail
A.R. Naylor
page 800
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