title: An international vascular registry infrastructure for medical device evaluation and surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Art
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sedrakyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
authors.forename: Jack L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cronenwett
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Maarit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venermo
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kraiss
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, Silver Spring, Md.
authors.forename: Danica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marinac-Dabic
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: martin.bjorck@surgsci.uu.se.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Björck
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D000073597:Stakeholder Participation; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States