Subclinical embolization after carotid artery stenting: New lesions on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging occur postprocedure, 27 March 2007
Joseph H. Rapp, Laura Wakil, Rajiv Sawhney, Xian Mang Pan, Midori A. Yenari, Christine Glastonbury, Sheila Coogan, Max Wintermark
pages 867-874
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The impact of increasing age on anatomic factors affecting carotid angioplasty and stenting
Russell C. Lam, Stephanie C. Lin, Brian DeRubertis, Robert Hynecek, K. Craig Kent, Peter L. Faries
pages 875-880
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Five-year report of a multicenter controlled clinical trial of open versus endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, 31 March 2007
Brian G. Peterson, Jon S. Matsumura, David C. Brewster, Michel S. Makaroun, Excluder Bifurcated Endoprosthesis Investigators
pages 885-890
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm neck remodeling after open aneurysm repair
Juergen Falkensammer, W. Andrew Oldenburg, Matthias Biebl, Beate Hugl, Albert G. Hakaim, Julia E. Crook, Todd L. Berland, Ricardo Paz-Fumagalli
pages 900-905
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Durability of renal artery stents in patients with transrenal abdominal aortic endografts, 28 March 2007
Donald T. Baril, Robert A. Lookstein, Tikva S. Jacobs, Jamie Won, Michael L. Marin
pages 915-921
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Duplex scan characteristics of bypass grafts to mesenteric arteries, 28 March 2007
Timothy K. Liem, Jocelyn A. Segall, Wei Wei, Gregory J. Landry, Lloyd M. Taylor, Gregory L. Moneta
pages 922-928
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Primary revision of mid-vein stenoses in venous bypass conduits: Venous patch versus interposition vein, 28 March 2007
Paul Kreienberg, Mohiuddin Cheema, Benjamin B. Chang, Philip S.K. Paty, Sean P. Roddy, R. Clement Darling
pages 929-935
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The effect of intensified lipid-lowering therapy on long-term prognosis in patients with peripheral arterial disease, 20 March 2007
Harm H.H. Feringa, Stefanos E. Karagiannis, Virginie H. van Waning, Eric Boersma, Olaf Schouten, Jeroen J. Bax, Don Poldermans
pages 936-943
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Adjunctive parenteral therapy with lipo-ecraprost, a prostaglandin E1 analog, in patients with critical limb ischemia undergoing distal revascularization does not improve 6-month outcomes, 15 March 2007
Mark R. Nehler, Eric P. Brass, Richard Anthony, John Dormandy, Jenny Jiao, Thomas O. McNamara, William R. Hiatt, Circulase investigators
pages 953-961
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Hospital specific aspects predominantly determine primary failure of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas
Henricus J.T.A.M. Huijbregts, Michiel L. Bots, Frans L. Moll, Peter J. Blankestijn, CIMINO members
pages 962-967
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Results of aggressive graft surveillance and endovascular treatment on secondary patency rates of Vectra Vascular Access Grafts
Stavros K. Kakkos, Roger Haddad, Georges K. Haddad, Daniel J. Reddy, Timothy J. Nypaver, Judith C. Lin, Alexander D. Shepard
pages 974-980
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Arteriovenous fistula for long-term venous access for boys with hemophilia, 27 March 2007
Walter J. McCarthy, Leonard A. Valentino, Ana Silvia Bonilla, Irina Goncharova, Audrey Taylor, Thomas A. Pooley, Chad E. Jacobs
pages 986-991
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Long-term outcomes of catheter directed thrombolysis for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis without prophylactic inferior vena cava filter placement
Clinton D. Protack, Andrew M. Bakken, Nikhil Patel, Wael E. Saad, David L. Waldman, Mark G. Davies
pages 992-997
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Proximate versus nonproximate risk factor associated primary deep venous thrombosis: Clinical spectrum and outcomes
Peter K. Henke, Eric Ferguson, Manu Varma, K. Barry Deatrick, G. Thomas W. Wakefield, Derek T. Woodrum
pages 998-1007
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The utility of the venous clinical severity score in 682 limbs treated by radiofrequency saphenous vein ablation
Michael A. Vasquez, Jiping Wang, Marchyan Mahathanaruk, Glenn Buczkowski, Esther Sprehe, Hasan H. Dosluoglu
pages 1008-1015.e2
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Preliminary experience with a novel fluorescence lymphography using indocyanine green in patients with secondary lymphedema, 28 March 2007
Naoki Unno, Kazunori Inuzuka, Minoru Suzuki, Naoto Yamamoto, Daisuke Sagara, Motohiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Konno
pages 1016-1021
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Inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia in a sheep model of dialysis access failure with the bioabsorbable Vascular Wrap⁎ paclitaxel-eluting mesh
Ted R. Kohler, Philip M. Toleikis, David M. Gravett, Rui L. Avelar
pages 1029-1038.e3
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Impaired Fas-induced apoptosis of T lymphocytes in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, 15 March 2007
Jian Zhang, Dittmar Böckler, Eduard Ryschich, Klaus Klemm, Hardy Schumacher, Jan Schmidt, Jens R. Allenberg
pages 1039-1046
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Pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to a needle-like osteophyte on the first lumbar vertebra
Einar Dregelid, Guttorm Jenssen, Torbjörn Jonung, Audun Braaten
pages 1059-1061
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Infected splenic artery aneurysm with associated splenic abscess formation secondary to bacterial endocarditis: Case report and review of the literature
Robert A. McCready, M. Ann Bryant, John W. Fehrenbacher, Michael G. Rowe
pages 1066-1068
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage after carotid artery stenting
Tadeusz Przewlocki, Piotr Pieniazek, Anna Kablak-Ziembicka, Rafal Motyl, Zbigniew Moczulski, Wieslawa Tracz
pages 1072-1075
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Subclavian venous aneurysm: Case report and review of the literature
Robert A. McCready, M. Ann Bryant, Janet L. Divelbiss, Bart A. Chess
pages 1080-1082
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Going public with amazing cases: Fiat or fiasco?
James W. Jones, Laurence B. McCullough
pages 1084-1085
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Clinical syndromes and clinical outcome in patients with pulmonary embolism: Findings from the RIETE Registry
J.L. Lobo, V. Zorrilla, F. Aizpuru
page 1086
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The pathogenesis of venous thromboembolism: Evidence for multiple interrelated causes
J.L. Brouwer, N.J. Veeger, H.C. Kluin-Nelemans
page 1086
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Long-term survival in patients presenting with type B acute aortic dissection: Insights from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection
T.T. Tsai, R. Fattori, S. Trimarchi, International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD)
page 1087
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Hypertension accelerated experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm through upregulation of nuclear factor κB and Ets
S. Shiraya, K. Miwa, M. Aoki
page 1087
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Comparison of Mortality Prediction Models after Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
V.G. Hadjianastassiou, P.P. Tekkis, T. Athanasiou, A. Muktadir, J.D. Young, L.J. Hands
page 1088
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Different Disease Profiles for Women and Men with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
R. Hultgren, F. Granath, J. Swedenborg
page 1088
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Initial Experience in Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) of Varicose Veins Due to Small Saphenous Vein Reflux
N.S. Theivacumar, R.J. Beale, A.I.D. Mavor, M.J. Gough
page 1089
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