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Vascular Specialist Volume 2 Number 4

Table of Contents

• Point/Counterpoint
• Anti-Emboli System May Be Preferable in Carotid Stenting
• Choice of AAA Repair Method Still Divides Surgeons
• Lifelong Ultrasound or CT Surveillance Deemed Necessary After EVAR
• Alfimeprase Clears Peripheral Clots in Early Clinical Studies
• No Clear Choice: Angioplasty vs. Bypass For Limb Ischemia
• Simulator Practice Can Improve Catheter Use
• Sitting, Not Pressure, May Increase VTE Risk in Flight
• Colleague Commentary - Clinical Trials: What's the Harm?
• Ultrasound Can Guide Femoral Artery Angioplasty
• CMS Urges Physicians to Apply Now for New Identification Number
• Carotid Surgery Safer Than Stenting?
• Implanted Electrical Device Showed Marked Drop in Blood Pressure
• Formulas Identify Best Patients for AAA Repair
• AAAs Found Prevalent In CABG Patients
• EVAR Underused in Fixing Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms
• Endovascular TAA Repair Followed
• Responding to the Problem of Resident Recruitment
• Calendar of Upcoming Events
• SVS Bylaw Changes Approved at Annual Business Meeting
• SVS News Briefs
• Student Recruitment DVD Unveiled
• American Vascular Association Awards
• American Vascular Association Thanks Contributors
• Thank You to the Supporters of the 2006 Vascular Annual Meeting
• New Board Members Elected