European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 138-144 , August 2008

How to Introduce Carotid Angioplasty without Compromising Patient Safety

Received 15 May 2008 ,Accepted 15 May 2008.

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☆ One of a series of articles edited by Prof. A. Ross Naylor, Leicester, UK.

PII: S1078-5884(08)00266-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.05.002

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 138-144 , August 2008

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