Cost-effectiveness analysis of elective endovascular repair compared with open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms for patients at a high surgical risk: A 1-year patient-level analysis conducted in Ontario, Canada, 18 July 2008
Jean-Eric Tarride, Gord Blackhouse, Guy De Rose, Teresa Novick, James M. Bowen, Robert Hopkins, Daria O'Reilly, Ron Goeree
pages 779-787
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Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms with the Powerlink Endograft System: Influence of placement on the bifurcation and use of a proximal extension on early and late outcomes, 01 July 2008
Gioacchino Coppi, Roberto Silingardi, Sebastiano Tasselli, Stefano Gennai, Giuseppe Saitta, Gian Franco Veraldi
pages 795-801
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Cardiovascular risk profile and outcome of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm in out-patients with atherothrombosis: Data from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry, 18 July 2008
Iris Baumgartner, Alan T. Hirsch, Maria Teresa B. Abola, Patrice P. Cacoub, Don Poldermans, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Mark A. Creager, Deepak L. Bhatt, REACH Registry investigators
pages 808-814.e1
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Population-based outcomes of open descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair, 01 July 2008
Marc L. Schermerhorn, Kristina A. Giles, Allen D. Hamdan, Suzanne E. Dalhberg, Robert Hagberg, Frank Pomposelli
pages 821-827
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Strategies to improve spinal cord ischemia in endovascular thoracic aortic repair: Outcomes of a prospective cerebrospinal fluid drainage protocol, 26 August 2008
Jeffrey C. Hnath, Manish Mehta, John B. Taggert, Yaron Sternbach, Sean P. Roddy, Paul B. Kreienberg, Kathleen J. Ozsvath, Benjamin B. Chang, Dhiraj M. Shah, R. Clement Darling
pages 836-840
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Outcomes of surgical management for popliteal artery aneurysms: An analysis of 583 cases, 18 July 2008
Owen N. Johnson, Mark B. Slidell, Robyn A. Macsata, Byron J. Faler, Richard L. Amdur, Anton N. Sidawy
pages 845-851
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Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography of the basilar artery in patients with retrograde vertebral artery flow, 11 August 2008
Carl Harper, Paul A. Cardullo, Albert K. Weyman, Robert B. Patterson
pages 859-864
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Common femoral artery occlusive disease: Contemporary results following surgical endarterectomy, 18 July 2008
Jeanwan L. Kang, Virendra I. Patel, Mark F. Conrad, Glenn M. LaMuraglia, Thomas K. Chung, Richard P. Cambria
pages 872-877.e1
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Midterm outcome predictors for lower extremity atherectomy procedures, 11 August 2008
Timur P. Sarac, Ozcan Altinel, Mohsen Bannazadeh, Vikram Kashyap, Sean Lyden, Daniel Clair
pages 885-890.e2
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Statin use in the elderly: Results from a peripheral vascular survey in The Netherlands
Sanne E. Hoeks, Wilma J. Scholte op Reimer, Olaf Schouten, Mattie J. Lenzen, Hero van Urk, Don Poldermans
pages 891-895
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Nutrition impacts the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in the United States, 01 July 2008
John S. Lane, Cheryl P. Magno, Karen T. Lane, Tyler Chan, David B. Hoyt, Sheldon Greenfield
pages 897-904.e1
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N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide is an independent predictor of postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing major vascular surgery, 01 July 2008
Sriram Rajagopalan, Bernard L. Croal, Paul Bachoo, Graham S. Hillis, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Julie Brittenden
pages 912-917
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Arterial trauma during central venous catheter insertion: Case series, review and proposed algorithm, 14 August 2008
Marie-Christine Guilbert, Stephane Elkouri, David Bracco, Marc M. Corriveau, Nathalie Beaudoin, Marc Jacques Dubois, Luc Bruneau, Jean-François Blair
pages 918-925
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Midterm outcome after the distal revascularization and interval ligation (DRIL) procedure, 21 July 2008
Thomas S. Huber, Michael P. Brown, James M. Seeger, W. Anthony Lee
pages 926-933.e1
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Assessment of techniques to reduce sclerosant foam migration during ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy of the great saphenous vein, 11 August 2008
Douglas Hill, Rhonda Hamilton, Tak Fung
pages 934-939
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Combined endovenous laser therapy and microphlebectomy in the treatment of varicose veins: Efficacy and complications of a large single-center experience, 11 August 2008
Carlos F. Fernández, Moisés Roizental, Josefina Carvallo
pages 947-952
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Lower extremity arterial inflow is adversely affected in patients with venous disease, 18 July 2008
David J. Paolini, Anthony J. Comerota, Linda S. Jones
pages 960-964
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An endogenously deposited fibrin scaffold determines construct size in the surgically created arteriovenous loop chamber model of tissue engineering, 26 August 2008
Zerina Lokmic, James L. Thomas, Wayne A. Morrison, Erik W. Thompson, Geraldine M. Mitchell
pages 974-985
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An anatomical study of femoral vein valves near the saphenofemoral junction, 11 August 2008
Dominic Mühlberger, Luca Morandini, Erich Brenner
pages 994-999
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Physiologic coarctation of the aorta resulting from proximal protrusion of thoracic aortic stent grafts into the arch, 14 July 2008
Michael R. Go, Michael P. Siegenthaler, Robert Y. Rhee, NavYash Gupta, Michel S. Makaroun, Jae-Sung Cho
pages 1007-1011
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Paraplegia with lumbar artery compression by the diaphragmatic crus, 01 July 2008
Michel Batt, André Rogopoulos, Daniel Benchimol, René Chapot, Elixène Jean-Baptiste, Patrick Baque
pages 1017-1021
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Giant cell arteritis: Heterogeneity in clinical presentation and imaging results, 21 July 2008
Stan P. Janssen, Emile H. Comans, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, Willem Wisselink, Yvo M. Smulders
pages 1025-1031
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Aneurysmal dilatation of the great saphenous vein stump after endovenous laser ablation
J. Leigh Eidson, Linda G. Shepherd, Ruth L. Bush
pages 1037-1039
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Easy technique for retro-antegrade superficial femoral artery catheterization
August Ysa, Amaia Arruabarrena, Maite R. Bustabad, Marta Peña
pages 1041-1043
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Occam's razor: Intervene early to prevent more strokes!, 26 August 2008
A. Ross Naylor
pages 1053-1059
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Effect of Statin Therapy on Mortality in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Comparison of those With versus Without Associated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Y.R.B.M. Dangestel, S.E. Hoeks, D.D. Sin
page 1062
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Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and Risk of Future Venous Thromboembolism
N.A. Zakai, T. Ohira, R. White
page 1062
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Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease is Associated with More Adverse Lower Extremity Characteristics than Intermittent Claudication
M.N. McDermott, J.N. Guralnik, L. Ferrucci
page 1063
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Effect of Clopidogrel on Early Failure of Arterial Venous Fistula for Hemodialysis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
L.M. Nember, G.J. Beck, M. Allon, The Dialysis Access Consortium Study Group
page 1063
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Carotid Endarterectomy: Technical Practices of Surgeons Participating in the GALA Trial
H.R.S. Girn, D. Dellagramatica, K. Laughlan, M.J. Gough, GALA Trial Collaborators
page 1065
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