EJVES Extra
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 32-34 , September 2009

Resolution of Saphenous Vein Graft Stenosis with Exercise: A Case Report

  • M.A. Bailey

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Vascular Institute, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3GX, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 (0) 7879816005.
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  • V.P. Jagadesham

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Vascular Institute, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3GX, United Kingdom
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  • J.V. Patel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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  • Y.J. Crow

      Affiliations

    • Academic Unit of Medical Genetics, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, United Kingdom
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  • D.J.A. Scott

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Vascular Institute, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3GX, United Kingdom

Received 7 February 2009 ,Accepted 29 April 2009.

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PII: S1533-3167(09)00020-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2009.04.006

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Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 32-34 , September 2009

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