EDITORS’ MESSAGE With this issue, we bring to close a truly historic year in the history of the Journal of Vascular SurgeryÒ. For the first time in our 30-year history, in January we introduced the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic DisordersTM. The Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum collaborated in the sponsorship of this new quarterly peer-reviewed publication. Our vision and our commitment is to see this new publication become the leading academic journal in the field of venous and lymphatic diseases and to highlight the leadership of vascular surgeons in these areas. We were able to establish this new Journal in part due to the strength and success of the Journal of Vascular SurgeryÒ. Despite increasing competition in the journalistic community, the Journal of Vascular SurgeryÒ continues to rank #1 among all of the vascular surgical journals. Our pre-eminence in the publication of clinical and research studies in the vascular surgical, endovascular, and the medical management of vascular disease is reflected in the observation that in 2013 we received nearly 1800 manuscript submissions, an all-time record high. More than 60% of the manuscripts we received were submitted from outside the United States, which also reflects the international status of the publication. The Journal of Vascular SurgeryÒ, by all objective metrics, remains the pre-eminent publication in the field of vascular and endovascular therapy in the world. As we reach the end of the year, we remain proud to serve in our editorial roles and are excited about the future of the Journal of Vascular SurgeryÒ. Our editorial mission has been to not only serve as stewards of the tradition of excellence, which has been the hallmark of the Journal since its inception, but to also strive to improve continually the product that we bring to our readership. As we bring this year to a close, we can confidently report that the state of the primary publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery is stronger than ever, and about to become even stronger. While we have remained true to the mission of the Journal in publishing high-quality clinical and basic science research studies, we have also been mindful of our responsibility to serve the educational and practice needs of the broad readership we serve, including practicing vascular and endovascular surgeons in community and in academic practice, and surgeons in training. With new information being developed faster than at any time in our history and practice paradigms continually evolving, as we move forward, we will be publishing an increasing number of special feature manuscripts that will bring this evolving information to our readers in a user-friendly fashion such as review articles and meta-analyses. Our editorial leadership of the Journal of Vascular SurgeryÒ reflects our commitment to the fundamental mission of the Journal; namely, the publication of the most scholarly clinical and basic science research studies, and unique case reports, in the area of circulatory disease in addition to adding new special features of interest to the vascular specialist. The high quality of the published work would not be possible without the compulsive, rigorous, thoughtful, and constructive nature of our reviewers’ critiques; the support of our partners on the editorial leadership team; and the excellence and attention to detail of our editorial team in Chicago. We are indebted to all of these stakeholders for the thoroughness and fairness of our peerreview process and the smooth operation of the Journal. We enthusiastically welcome their support as we have seamlessly launched the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic DisordersTM. Entering this New Year we remain mindful of our responsibility to our readership and dedicated to improve continually the product and to nurture its sister journal, the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic DisordersTM. We wish you all a wonderful holiday season, and a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year. Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH Editor-in-Chief
Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA Senior Editor
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS The Journal uses a rigorous peer-review process in which each submitted manuscript is externally reviewed by at least three people, including at least one member of the Editorial Board, selected for their expertise in the particular topic that is the subject of the manuscript. These reviews are then carefully considered by the Editors. To review this large number of submitted manuscripts, in addition to our Editorial Board members, nearly 400 individuals participated as reviewers for the Journal during the past year. The Editors would like to acknowledge all of the reviewers who have contributed to this process during that time, and whose efforts are so critical to making the Journal the outstanding scientific publication that it has become. This is a voluntary effort performed by individuals during their personal time to advance the discipline of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. The quality and impact of any scientific journal is primarily dependent on the quality of its peer-review process. We have been extremely impressed by the rigor and insightfulness of reviews performed for the Journal, which in many cases have substantially improved the quality of our published articles and, therefore, the overall quality of the Journal. The Editors express our sincerest thanks to all reviewers for their contributions this past year. 1447
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT EDITORS We are very grateful for the contributions of our Associate Editors during this past year: Drs Thomas Brothers and Thomas Forbes, who serve as Clinical Studies Editors, and Dr Peter Henke, who serves as the Basic Science Editor. Their efforts have ensured the timeliness and quality of our review process, especially during this past year with the increased editorial workload, and they each have contributed significantly to the success and quality of the Journal. We also want to express our sincerest appreciation to our Assistant Editors, who have also participated in the editorial leadership of the Journal. They have helped solicit, select, and write content for various sections, including several new features introduced this year that have significantly broadened and enhanced the overall content and value of the Journal for our readership. We would like to thank Dr James Jones for his contributions as Editor of the Ethics Section, Dr Gregory Moneta for his efforts as Editor of the Abstracts Section, Dr Richard Cambria for his management of the Review Article Section, and Dr Peter Lawrence, who has managed several special features, including Vascular & Endovascular Techniques, Practice Management, Clinical Trials Update, and Expert Debates. Special thanks also to Dr Norman Rich for his leadership in developing and managing our Historical Vignettes feature. We would also like to thank Dr Sean Roddy, who is responsible for the CPT Advisor’s Section, one of several new features recently added to the Journal with the practicing vascular surgeon in mind. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD Each manuscript review received by the Editors is rated according to its quality, accuracy, insight, and helpfulness to both the authors of the submission and the Editors. Editorial Board members are selected on the basis of an objective evaluation of the quantity, quality, and timeliness of their peer reviews. Our goal is to include as many of our best reviewers as possible on the Editorial Board. Original manuscripts submitted to the Journal are reviewed by at least one member of the Editorial Board, who also submit invited commentaries and perform other duties for the Journal. During the past year, members of the Editorial Board each performed an average of 13 reviews and accounted for 26% of all the reviews that were done. The Editors would particularly like to recognize the following Editorial Board members who will be retiring from the Board after many years of valuable service and countless hours of unselfish work in this process. We would also like to welcome the new members of the Editorial Board, selected according to the process described above and who will begin in January. CONTINUING BOARD MEMBERS Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, Jr Ali F. AbuRahma Joseph P. Archie Jan D. Blankensteijn William Darrin Clouse Mark Frederick Conrad Michael C. Dalsing Paul Joseph DiMuzio Magruder C. Donaldson Hasan Haldun Dosluoglu Matthew J. Eagleton Eric David Endean
Luke S. Erdoes William R. Flinn Spencer Galt Randolph L. Geary Linda Harris Thomas S. Huber Glenn R. Jacobowitz William D. Jordan Vikram S. Kashyap Jeffrey L. Kaufman Timothy F. Kresowik Gregory J. Landry Luis R. Leon Bo Liu William C. Mackey
William A. Marston Robert A. McCready J. Gregory Modrall Thomas F. O’Donnell Patrick J. O’Hara Marc A. Passman William C. Pevec Joseph D. Raffetto Timothy A. Resch Eva M. Rzucidlo Andres Schanzer Lewis B. Schwartz Cynthia K. Shortell Benjamin Ware Starnes Carlos H. Timaran
Gerald S. Treiman R. James Valentine Thomas W. Wakefield RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS Maciej L. Dryjski Todd E. Rasmussen Andre Van Rij NEW BOARD MEMBERS Zachary M. Arthurs Keith D. Calligaro Michael J. Rohrer
DISTINGUISHED REVIEWERS The Editors would also like to recognize a group of Distinguished Reviewers, who have performed more than six reviews for the Journal during the past year and who have consistently performed the highest-rated and timely reviews. These individuals have collectively contributed 47% of the total reviews. We are very grateful for their assistance and their outstanding contribution to the peer-review process. Babak Abai Christopher J. Abularrage Mark Adelman
James B. Alexander Richard Amdur Zachary M. Arthurs
Robert G. Atnip Faisal Aziz Martin R. Back
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Dennis F. Bandyk Adam W. Beck Michael Belkin Thomas M. Bergamini Daniel Joseph Bertges Jean Bismuth John Blebea Bruce J. Brener Ruth L. Bush Jacob Buth Keith D. Calligaro Richard P. Cambria Piergiorgio Cao James G. Chandler Jerry Chen Stephen W. K. Cheng Jae-Sung Cho Timothy A. M. Chuter Daniel G. Clair John D. Corson Alan Dardik R. Clement Darling David L. Dawson Ellen Dillavou John F. Eidt James R. Elmore Mohammad H. Eslami Darwin Eton Alik Farber Bram Fioole Thomas L. Forbes Katherine Ann Gallagher Nitin Garg Robert P. Garvin David L. Gillespie Peter Gloviczki
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Jerry Goldstone Philip P. Goodney Randolph P. Guzman Raul J. Guzman John P. Harris Joseph Hart Dean A. Healy Norman R. Hertzer Justin Hurie Karl A. Illig Jeffrey Indes Krassi Ivancev Benjamin M. Jackson Steven G. Katz Lois A. Killewich Ralf R. Kolvenbach Michael P. Lilly Bengt Lindblad Frank W. LoGerfo Matthew Longo Sean P. Lyden Thomas G. Lynch Robyn Macsata M. Ashraf Mansour Chris Marrocco Edward Joseph Mascha Tara Marie Mastracci George H. Meier Joseph L. Mills Gregory L. Moneta Mark D. Morasch Albeir Mousa Stuart I. Myers Peter Neglen David G. Neschis Takao Ohki
Virendra I. Patel Robert B. Patterson Mark A. Patterson Lakshmikumar Pillai Frank B. Pomposelli Janet T. Powell Richard J. Powell Adam Power William J. Quinones-Baldrich Ravi R. Rajani Kathleen Raman John E. Rectenwald Robert Young Rhee John J. Ricotta Jacob G. Robison Caron B. Rockman Michael J. Rohrer Hazim J. Safi Shawn Sarin Michael J. Singh Niten Singh W. Charles Sternbergh, III Scott L. Stevens David H. Stone Scott M. Surowiec Gale Tang Boulos Toursarkissian Gilbert R. Upchurch Marc R. H. M. van Sambeek Eric Wahlberg Daniel B. Walsh Fred A. Weaver Jonathan Weiswasser John V. White Wei Zhou
REVIEWERS In addition, the Editors would like to recognize many other individuals who performed at least one review for the Journal during the past year. This includes several New Reviewers. In nearly all cases, these reviews were excellent, and they collectively represented 27% of all reviews, emphasizing the importance of each individual reviewer to the peerreview process. We hope to expand the role of these reviewers in the future and are very grateful for their efforts this year. Cherrie Zack Abraham Julie Adams Niren Angle Joshua David Arnold Ali Azizzadeh Dittmar Bockler Niels Baekgaard Jeffrey L. Ballard Neal R. Barshes Frederico Bastos Goncalves B. Timothy Baxter Carlos Fares Bechara Jean-Pierre Becquemin
Scott A. Berceli Scott S. Berman Martin Bjorck James Hamilton Black William Todd Bohannon Marc Bosiers Thomas C. Bower Benjamin Sands Brooke Jan S. Brunkwall Clifford J. Buckley Rabih Antoine Chaer Elliot L. Chaikof Ankur Chandra
Catherine Kyonga Chang Gregory Spicer Cherr Kenneth J. Cherry Jason Chiriano Jayer Chung Marc Coggia Philip D. Coleridge-Smith Anthony J. Comerota Michael S. Conte Robert Crawford Jack L. Cronenwett David L. Cull John A. Curci
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Bruce S. Cutler Ronald L. Dalman Jonathan Scott Deitch Anton Dias Perera Florian Dick Nicolas Diehm Yves-Marie Dion Matthew J. Dougherty Audra A. Duncan Jonothan J. Earnshaw Matthew S. Edwards James M. Edwards Jonathan Eliason Bruce M. Elliott Guillermo A. Escobar Ronald M. Fairman Steven Farley Robert J. Feezor Yan Feng Mark F. Fillinger Charles James Fox Julie A. Freischlag Chunhua Fu Paul J. Gagne Antonios P. Gasparis Robert H. Geelkerken Hugh Gelabert Kathleen D. Gibson Mitchell H. Goldman Michael J. Gough Edwin C. Gravereaux Marlene Grenon Yanhong Guo Naren Gupta Allen David Hamdan Jaap Hamming E. John Harris Olivier Hartung Heitham T. Hassoun Thomas Hatsukami Stephan Haulon Anil Hingorani Jamal J. Hoballah Simon D. Hobbs John R. Hoch Kim J. Hodgson Larry Horesh Mark D. Iafrati Daniel M. Ihnat Michael J. H. M. Jacobs Michael R. Jaff William C. Jennings Juan Carlos Jimenez Jason M. Johanning Tilo Kölbel Lowell Stuart Kabnick Jeffrey A. Kalish
Manju Kalra Karthikeshwar Kasirajan Melina R. Kibbe Mark Koelemay Ted R. Kohler Larry W. Kraiss David N. Ku Yukio Kuniyoshi Nicos Labropoulos Brajesh K. Lal Purandath Lall James Laredo Frank A. Lederle Byung-Boong Lee Jason T. Lee Dink Legemate Timothy K. Liem Judith C. Lin Thomas F. Lindsay Evan C. Lipsitz Joseph Vincent Lombardi Fedor Lurie Michel S. Makaroun Thomas Sabatini Maldonado Matthew A. Mauro James May Mary McGrae McDermott James F. McKinsey Robert B. McLafferty Manish Mehta Matthew W. Mell James O. Menzoian Ross Milner David J. Minion Erica Leith Mitchell Marc E. Mitchell Tetsuro Miyata Samuel R. Money Colleen Moore Wesley S. Moore Nicholas Morrissey Patrick Muck Satish C. Muluk Firas Fuad Mussa A. Ross Naylor April Estelle Nedeau Richard F. Neville Louis L. Nguyen Brian Nolan Lars Norgren Gustavo S. Oderich Sean D. O’Donnell Kenneth Ouriel Christopher Owens C. Keith Ozaki Frank T. Padberg Jean M. Panneton
Paul Petrasek Iraklis I. Pipinos George Theodore Pisimisis Don Poldermans Brandon Propper Eberhard Rabe Seshadri Raju Joseph H. Rapp Amy B. Reed Michael A. Ricci Stefano Ricci Joseph J. Ricotta, II David Andrew Rigberg William P. Robinson Heron Rodriguez Ulka Sachdev Richard J. Sanders Steven M. Santilli Timur Paul Sarac Bhagwan Satiani Salvatore Scali Larry A. Scher Marc L. Schermerhorn Jurg Schmidli Joseph R. Schneider Claudio Schonholz Sherry D. Scovell Shoaib Shafique Charles J. Shanley Alexander D. Shepard Susanna Hewon Shin Christopher Lowther Skelly Matthew R. Smeds Michael Sobel Oren K. Steinmetz Julianne Stoughton Bauer E. Sumpio David Szalay Andrew L. Tambyraja Yuefeng Tang Lloyd M. Taylor Robert W. Thompson Jan H. M. Tordoir Giovanni Torsello Leonard Tse Raymond Turner William D. Turnipseed Edith Tzeng Paul S. van Bemmelen Hajo J. van Bockel J. Adam van der Vliet Ravi Kumar Veeraswamy Omaida C. Velazquez Hence J. M. Verhagen Eric Louis Gaston Verhoeven Juan Leonel Villavicencio Todd R. Vogel
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY Volume 58, Number 6
Jean-Paul de Vries Michael T. Watkins Rodney A. White David M. Williams Willem Wisselink
Editors’ Message 1451
Christopher Wixon Edward Woo Karen Woo Eleftherios S. Xenos Takashi Yamaki
Dai Yamanouchi Guilherme Yazbek Paolo Zamboni R. Eugene Zierler
Bruce A. Perler, MD, MBA Senior Editor
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REVIEWERS The Journal uses a rigorous peer-review process in which each submitted manuscript is externally reviewed by at least three people, including at least one member of the Editorial Board, selected for their expertise in the particular topic that is the subject of the manuscript. These reviews are then carefully considered by the Editors. To review this large number of submitted manuscripts, in addition to our Editorial Board members, nearly 400 individuals participated as reviewers for the Journal during the past year. The Editors would like to acknowledge all of the reviewers who have contributed to this process during that time, and whose efforts are so critical to making the Journal the outstanding scientific publication that it has become. This is a voluntary effort performed by individuals during their personal time to advance the discipline of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy. The quality and impact of any scientific journal is primarily dependent on the quality of its peer-review process. We have been extremely impressed by the rigor and insightfulness of reviews performed for the Journal, which in many cases have substantially improved the quality of our published articles and, therefore, the overall quality of the Journal. The Editors express our sincerest thanks to all reviewers for their contributions this past year. 1447
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT EDITORS We are very grateful for the contributions of our Associate Editors during this past year: Drs Thomas Brothers and Thomas Forbes, who serve as Clinical Studies Editors, and Dr Peter Henke, who serves as the Basic Science Editor. Their efforts have ensured the timeliness and quality of our review process, especially during this past year with the increased editorial workload, and they each have contributed significantly to the success and quality of the Journal. We also want to express our sincerest appreciation to our Assistant Editors, who have also participated in the editorial leadership of the Journal. They have helped solicit, select, and write content for various sections, including several new features introduced this year that have significantly broadened and enhanced the overall content and value of the Journal for our readership. We would like to thank Dr James Jones for his contributions as Editor of the Ethics Section, Dr Gregory Moneta for his efforts as Editor of the Abstracts Section, Dr Richard Cambria for his management of the Review Article Section, and Dr Peter Lawrence, who has managed several special features, including Vascular & Endovascular Techniques, Practice Management, Clinical Trials Update, and Expert Debates. Special thanks also to Dr Norman Rich for his leadership in developing and managing our Historical Vignettes feature. We would also like to thank Dr Sean Roddy, who is responsible for the CPT Advisor’s Section, one of several new features recently added to the Journal with the practicing vascular surgeon in mind. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD Each manuscript review received by the Editors is rated according to its quality, accuracy, insight, and helpfulness to both the authors of the submission and the Editors. Editorial Board members are selected on the basis of an objective evaluation of the quantity, quality, and timeliness of their peer reviews. Our goal is to include as many of our best reviewers as possible on the Editorial Board. Original manuscripts submitted to the Journal are reviewed by at least one member of the Editorial Board, who also submit invited commentaries and perform other duties for the Journal. During the past year, members of the Editorial Board each performed an average of 13 reviews and accounted for 26% of all the reviews that were done. The Editors would particularly like to recognize the following Editorial Board members who will be retiring from the Board after many years of valuable service and countless hours of unselfish work in this process. We would also like to welcome the new members of the Editorial Board, selected according to the process described above and who will begin in January. CONTINUING BOARD MEMBERS Ahmed M. Abou-Zamzam, Jr Ali F. AbuRahma Joseph P. Archie Jan D. Blankensteijn William Darrin Clouse Mark Frederick Conrad Michael C. Dalsing Paul Joseph DiMuzio Magruder C. Donaldson Hasan Haldun Dosluoglu Matthew J. Eagleton Eric David Endean
Luke S. Erdoes William R. Flinn Spencer Galt Randolph L. Geary Linda Harris Thomas S. Huber Glenn R. Jacobowitz William D. Jordan Vikram S. Kashyap Jeffrey L. Kaufman Timothy F. Kresowik Gregory J. Landry Luis R. Leon Bo Liu William C. Mackey
William A. Marston Robert A. McCready J. Gregory Modrall Thomas F. O’Donnell Patrick J. O’Hara Marc A. Passman William C. Pevec Joseph D. Raffetto Timothy A. Resch Eva M. Rzucidlo Andres Schanzer Lewis B. Schwartz Cynthia K. Shortell Benjamin Ware Starnes Carlos H. Timaran
Gerald S. Treiman R. James Valentine Thomas W. Wakefield RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS Maciej L. Dryjski Todd E. Rasmussen Andre Van Rij NEW BOARD MEMBERS Zachary M. Arthurs Keith D. Calligaro Michael J. Rohrer
DISTINGUISHED REVIEWERS The Editors would also like to recognize a group of Distinguished Reviewers, who have performed more than six reviews for the Journal during the past year and who have consistently performed the highest-rated and timely reviews. These individuals have collectively contributed 47% of the total reviews. We are very grateful for their assistance and their outstanding contribution to the peer-review process. Babak Abai Christopher J. Abularrage Mark Adelman
James B. Alexander Richard Amdur Zachary M. Arthurs
Robert G. Atnip Faisal Aziz Martin R. Back
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY Volume 58, Number 6
Dennis F. Bandyk Adam W. Beck Michael Belkin Thomas M. Bergamini Daniel Joseph Bertges Jean Bismuth John Blebea Bruce J. Brener Ruth L. Bush Jacob Buth Keith D. Calligaro Richard P. Cambria Piergiorgio Cao James G. Chandler Jerry Chen Stephen W. K. Cheng Jae-Sung Cho Timothy A. M. Chuter Daniel G. Clair John D. Corson Alan Dardik R. Clement Darling David L. Dawson Ellen Dillavou John F. Eidt James R. Elmore Mohammad H. Eslami Darwin Eton Alik Farber Bram Fioole Thomas L. Forbes Katherine Ann Gallagher Nitin Garg Robert P. Garvin David L. Gillespie Peter Gloviczki
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Jerry Goldstone Philip P. Goodney Randolph P. Guzman Raul J. Guzman John P. Harris Joseph Hart Dean A. Healy Norman R. Hertzer Justin Hurie Karl A. Illig Jeffrey Indes Krassi Ivancev Benjamin M. Jackson Steven G. Katz Lois A. Killewich Ralf R. Kolvenbach Michael P. Lilly Bengt Lindblad Frank W. LoGerfo Matthew Longo Sean P. Lyden Thomas G. Lynch Robyn Macsata M. Ashraf Mansour Chris Marrocco Edward Joseph Mascha Tara Marie Mastracci George H. Meier Joseph L. Mills Gregory L. Moneta Mark D. Morasch Albeir Mousa Stuart I. Myers Peter Neglen David G. Neschis Takao Ohki
Virendra I. Patel Robert B. Patterson Mark A. Patterson Lakshmikumar Pillai Frank B. Pomposelli Janet T. Powell Richard J. Powell Adam Power William J. Quinones-Baldrich Ravi R. Rajani Kathleen Raman John E. Rectenwald Robert Young Rhee John J. Ricotta Jacob G. Robison Caron B. Rockman Michael J. Rohrer Hazim J. Safi Shawn Sarin Michael J. Singh Niten Singh W. Charles Sternbergh, III Scott L. Stevens David H. Stone Scott M. Surowiec Gale Tang Boulos Toursarkissian Gilbert R. Upchurch Marc R. H. M. van Sambeek Eric Wahlberg Daniel B. Walsh Fred A. Weaver Jonathan Weiswasser John V. White Wei Zhou
REVIEWERS In addition, the Editors would like to recognize many other individuals who performed at least one review for the Journal during the past year. This includes several New Reviewers. In nearly all cases, these reviews were excellent, and they collectively represented 27% of all reviews, emphasizing the importance of each individual reviewer to the peerreview process. We hope to expand the role of these reviewers in the future and are very grateful for their efforts this year. Cherrie Zack Abraham Julie Adams Niren Angle Joshua David Arnold Ali Azizzadeh Dittmar Bockler Niels Baekgaard Jeffrey L. Ballard Neal R. Barshes Frederico Bastos Goncalves B. Timothy Baxter Carlos Fares Bechara Jean-Pierre Becquemin
Scott A. Berceli Scott S. Berman Martin Bjorck James Hamilton Black William Todd Bohannon Marc Bosiers Thomas C. Bower Benjamin Sands Brooke Jan S. Brunkwall Clifford J. Buckley Rabih Antoine Chaer Elliot L. Chaikof Ankur Chandra
Catherine Kyonga Chang Gregory Spicer Cherr Kenneth J. Cherry Jason Chiriano Jayer Chung Marc Coggia Philip D. Coleridge-Smith Anthony J. Comerota Michael S. Conte Robert Crawford Jack L. Cronenwett David L. Cull John A. Curci
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Bruce S. Cutler Ronald L. Dalman Jonathan Scott Deitch Anton Dias Perera Florian Dick Nicolas Diehm Yves-Marie Dion Matthew J. Dougherty Audra A. Duncan Jonothan J. Earnshaw Matthew S. Edwards James M. Edwards Jonathan Eliason Bruce M. Elliott Guillermo A. Escobar Ronald M. Fairman Steven Farley Robert J. Feezor Yan Feng Mark F. Fillinger Charles James Fox Julie A. Freischlag Chunhua Fu Paul J. Gagne Antonios P. Gasparis Robert H. Geelkerken Hugh Gelabert Kathleen D. Gibson Mitchell H. Goldman Michael J. Gough Edwin C. Gravereaux Marlene Grenon Yanhong Guo Naren Gupta Allen David Hamdan Jaap Hamming E. John Harris Olivier Hartung Heitham T. Hassoun Thomas Hatsukami Stephan Haulon Anil Hingorani Jamal J. Hoballah Simon D. Hobbs John R. Hoch Kim J. Hodgson Larry Horesh Mark D. Iafrati Daniel M. Ihnat Michael J. H. M. Jacobs Michael R. Jaff William C. Jennings Juan Carlos Jimenez Jason M. Johanning Tilo Kölbel Lowell Stuart Kabnick Jeffrey A. Kalish
Manju Kalra Karthikeshwar Kasirajan Melina R. Kibbe Mark Koelemay Ted R. Kohler Larry W. Kraiss David N. Ku Yukio Kuniyoshi Nicos Labropoulos Brajesh K. Lal Purandath Lall James Laredo Frank A. Lederle Byung-Boong Lee Jason T. Lee Dink Legemate Timothy K. Liem Judith C. Lin Thomas F. Lindsay Evan C. Lipsitz Joseph Vincent Lombardi Fedor Lurie Michel S. Makaroun Thomas Sabatini Maldonado Matthew A. Mauro James May Mary McGrae McDermott James F. McKinsey Robert B. McLafferty Manish Mehta Matthew W. Mell James O. Menzoian Ross Milner David J. Minion Erica Leith Mitchell Marc E. Mitchell Tetsuro Miyata Samuel R. Money Colleen Moore Wesley S. Moore Nicholas Morrissey Patrick Muck Satish C. Muluk Firas Fuad Mussa A. Ross Naylor April Estelle Nedeau Richard F. Neville Louis L. Nguyen Brian Nolan Lars Norgren Gustavo S. Oderich Sean D. O’Donnell Kenneth Ouriel Christopher Owens C. Keith Ozaki Frank T. Padberg Jean M. Panneton
Paul Petrasek Iraklis I. Pipinos George Theodore Pisimisis Don Poldermans Brandon Propper Eberhard Rabe Seshadri Raju Joseph H. Rapp Amy B. Reed Michael A. Ricci Stefano Ricci Joseph J. Ricotta, II David Andrew Rigberg William P. Robinson Heron Rodriguez Ulka Sachdev Richard J. Sanders Steven M. Santilli Timur Paul Sarac Bhagwan Satiani Salvatore Scali Larry A. Scher Marc L. Schermerhorn Jurg Schmidli Joseph R. Schneider Claudio Schonholz Sherry D. Scovell Shoaib Shafique Charles J. Shanley Alexander D. Shepard Susanna Hewon Shin Christopher Lowther Skelly Matthew R. Smeds Michael Sobel Oren K. Steinmetz Julianne Stoughton Bauer E. Sumpio David Szalay Andrew L. Tambyraja Yuefeng Tang Lloyd M. Taylor Robert W. Thompson Jan H. M. Tordoir Giovanni Torsello Leonard Tse Raymond Turner William D. Turnipseed Edith Tzeng Paul S. van Bemmelen Hajo J. van Bockel J. Adam van der Vliet Ravi Kumar Veeraswamy Omaida C. Velazquez Hence J. M. Verhagen Eric Louis Gaston Verhoeven Juan Leonel Villavicencio Todd R. Vogel
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY Volume 58, Number 6
Jean-Paul de Vries Michael T. Watkins Rodney A. White David M. Williams Willem Wisselink
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Christopher Wixon Edward Woo Karen Woo Eleftherios S. Xenos Takashi Yamaki
Dai Yamanouchi Guilherme Yazbek Paolo Zamboni R. Eugene Zierler
