Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 219-226 , August 2008

Success of Carotid Endarterectomy in Veterans: High Medical Risk Does Not Equate with High Surgical Risk

  • Tamara N. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • ,
  • Cathy Popp, PA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
    • ,
  • Daniel G. Federman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
    • ,
  • Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, 10 Amistad St, New Haven, CT 06519.

Received 14 January 2008 ,Revised 23 February 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2008.

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 Disclosure Information: Nothing to disclose.Supported by the NIH, the American Vascular Association William J von Liebig Award, and resources and use of facilities at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT.

PII: S1072-7515(08)00275-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.033

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 219-226 , August 2008

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