American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 12 , Pages 1743-1745 , 15 December 2005

Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcome in Patients Undergoing Carotid Stenting

  • Hitinder S. Gurm, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Robert Fathi, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Samir R. Kapadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Alex Abou-Chebl, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Deepak P. Vivek, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Chris Bajzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Jay S. Yadav, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 216-444-6160; fax: 216-445-1925

Received 11 May 2005 ,Revised 11 July 2005 ,Accepted 11 July 2005.

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PII: S0002-9149(05)01528-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.100

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 12 , Pages 1743-1745 , 15 December 2005

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