The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 644-652 , December 2004

Carotid artery stenting with routine cerebral protection in high-risk patients

Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Monterey, California, April 18–21, 2004

  • Peter H. Lin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-713-794-7895; fax: +1-713-794-7352.
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  • Ruth L. Bush, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Dieter F. Lubbe, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Mitchell M. Cox, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Wei Zhou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Sally A. McCoy, N.P.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Deborah Felkai, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Ramesh Paladugu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA
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  • Alan B. Lumsden, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital, HVAMC (112), 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 70030, USA

Received 20 July 2004 ,Revised 7 August 2004

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PII: S0002-9610(04)00400-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.035

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 644-652 , December 2004

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