Natural history of aneurysms of the descending and thoracoabdominal aorta

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages 279-284

  Svensson, Lars G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA DISSECTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESCENDING AORTA; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030819361     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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