Five-year results for the Talent enhanced Low Profile System abdominal stent graft pivotal trial including early and long-term safety and efficacy
Irene C. Turnbull, Frank J. Criado, Luis Sanchez, Mikel Sadek, Rajesh Malik, Sharif H. Ellozy, Michael L. Marin, Peter L. Faries
pages 537-544.e2
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Discussion, 18 December 2009
page 550
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Protamine reduces bleeding complications associated with carotid endarterectomy without increasing the risk of stroke, 04 January 2010
David H. Stone, Brian W. Nolan, Andres Schanzer, Philip P. Goodney, Robert A. Cambria, Donald S. Likosky, Daniel B. Walsh, Jack L. Cronenwett, Vascular Study Group of Northern New England
pages 559-564.e1
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Variation in the shape and length of the branches of a thoracoabdominal aortic stent graft: Implications for the role of standard off-the-shelf components, 04 January 2010
Ki-Hyuk Park, Jade S. Hiramoto, Linda M. Reilly, Matthew Sweet, Timothy A.M. Chuter
pages 572-576
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Comparative study on carotid revascularization (endarterectomy vs stenting) using markers of cellular brain injury, neuropsychometric tests, and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, 04 January 2010
Laura Capoccia, Francesco Speziale, Marianna Gazzetti, Paola Mariani, Annarita Rizzo, Wassim Mansour, Enrico Sbarigia, Paolo Fiorani
pages 584-591.e3
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Comparison of conservative and operative treatment for blunt carotid injuries: Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Wei Li, Marcus D'Ayala, Asher Hirshberg, William Briggs, Leslie Wise, Anthony Tortolani
pages 593-599.e2
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Invited commentary
Vikram S. Kashyap
page 609
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Blood transfusion is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after lower extremity revascularization, 28 January 2010
Shane D. O'Keeffe, Daniel L. Davenport, David J. Minion, Ehab E. Sorial, Eric D. Endean, Eleftherios Sarantis Xenos
pages 616-621.e3
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Walking economy before and after the onset of claudication pain in patients with peripheral arterial disease
Andrew W. Gardner, Raphael M. Ritti-Dias, Julie A. Stoner, Polly S. Montgomery, Kristy J. Scott, Steve M. Blevins
pages 628-633
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Elevated sex steroid hormones in great saphenous veins in men, 04 January 2010
Michael Kendler, Evgenia Makrantonaki, Jürgen Kratzsch, Ulf Anderegg, Tino Wetzig, Christos Zouboulis, Jan C. Simon
pages 639-646
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Prevention of thromboembolic events in surgical patients through the creation and implementation of a computerized risk assessment program, 18 December 2009
Sarah Jane Novis, George E. Havelka, Denise Ostrowski, Betsy Levin, Laurie Blum-Eisa, Jay B. Prystowsky, Melina R. Kibbe
pages 648-654
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Techniques and results of portal vein/superior mesenteric vein reconstruction using femoral and saphenous vein during pancreaticoduodenectomy, 18 January 2010
Dae Y. Lee, Erica L. Mitchell, Mark A. Jones, Gregory J. Landry, Timothy K. Liem, Brett C. Sheppard, Kevin G. Billingsley, Gregory L. Moneta
pages 662-666
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Combined effects of smoking and peripheral arterial disease on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in a Chinese male cohort
Yingyi Luo, Xiankai Li, Jue Li, Xiaoming Wang, Yongxia Qiao, Dayi Hu, Philip A. Merriam, Yunsheng Ma
pages 673-678
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Angiogenic effects of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1/CXCL12) variants in vitro and the in vivo expressions of CXCL12 variants and CXCR4 in human critical leg ischemia
Teik K. Ho, Janice Tsui, Shiwen Xu, Patricia Leoni, David J. Abraham, Daryll M. Baker
pages 689-699
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A portable high-intensity focused ultrasound device for noninvasive venous ablation, 04 January 2010
Peter W. Henderson, George K. Lewis, Naima Shaikh, Allie Sohn, Andrew L. Weinstein, William L. Olbricht, Jason A. Spector
pages 707-711
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A case of external iliac arteriovenous fistula and high-output cardiac failure after endovenous laser treatment of great saphenous vein, 25 January 2010
Scott J. Ziporin, Catherine K. Ifune, Malcolm P. MacConmara, Patrick J. Geraghty, Eric T. Choi
pages 715-719
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Delayed permanent paraplegia after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Lee J. Goldstein, Combiz Rezayat, Gautam V. Shrikhande, Harry L. Bush
pages 725-728
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Bullous pemphigoid presenting as dry gangrene in a revascularized limb, 04 January 2010
Christopher P. Twine, Gauhar Malik, Sarah Street, Ian M. Williams
pages 732-734
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Adaptive changes in autogenous vein grafts for arterial reconstruction: Clinical implications, 19 October 2009
Christopher D. Owens
pages 736-746
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Determining who trains vascular surgery fellows in endovascular techniques, 04 January 2010
Amy B. Reed, Robert Rhodes, John Ricotta
pages 756-759
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Open vs endovascular repair of blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injuries
Pascal Rheaume, Jerry Chen, Patrick Casey
pages 763-769
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Assessment of public knowledge about the scope of practice of vascular surgons, 25 November 2009
Alik Farber, Brandon M. Long, Stephen R. Lauterbach, Todd Bohannon, Carolyn L. Siegal
pages 771-775.e4
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Open surgical repair of ruptured juxtarenal aortic aneurysms with and without renal cooling: Observations regarding morbidity and mortality
Sean P. Roddy
page 780
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Combination Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Enhanced Efficacy or Double Trouble?
M.H.U. Usman, L.A. Notaro, R. Nagarakanti
page 782
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Outcome Following Endovascular vs. Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Randomized Trial
F.A. Lederle, J.A. Freischlag, T.C. Kyriakides, Open vs. Endovascular Repair (OVER) Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group
pages 782-783
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Radiation Dose Associated with Common Computed Tomography Examinations and the Associated Lifetime Attributable Risk of Cancer
R. Smith-Bindman, J. Lipson, R. Marcus
page 783
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Screening Men for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: 10 Year Mortality and Cost Effectiveness Results from the Randomised Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study
S.G. Thompson, L. Gao, R.A.P. Scott, Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study Group
pages 783-784
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Natural History of Thoraco-abdominal Aneurysm in High-Risk Patients
P.A. Hansen, J.M.J. Richards, A.L. Tambyraja, L.R. Khan, R.T.A. Chalmers
page 785
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Diameter of the Infrarenal Aorta as a Risk Factor for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Tromsø Study, 1994–2001
S. Solberg, S.H. Forsdahl, K. Singh, B.K. Jacobsen
page 785
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Endovascular Treatment of Profunda Femoris Artery Obstructive Disease: Nonsense or Useful Tool in Selected Cases?
K.P. Donas, G.A. Pitoulias, A. Schwindt, S. Schulte, M. Camci, R. Schlabach, G. Torsello
page 785
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