Early and late outcome of operated and non-operated acute dissection of the descending aorta

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1163-1170

  Gysi, J ^a   Schaffner, T ^a   Mohacsi, P ^a   Aeschbacher, B ^a   Althaus, U ^a   Carrel, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Medical management; Results; Surgery; Type B dissection

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; APROTININ;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CAUSE OF DEATH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030790047     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00091-2     Document Type: Article

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