Abdominal aortic aneurysms in heart transplanted patients

Journal des Maladies Vasculaires

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 358-360

  Diciolla, F ^a   Sassi, C ^a   Neri, E ^a   Carone, E ^a   Capannini, G ^a   Giunti, G ^a   Guerrieri, W ^a   Bernazzali, S ^a   Maccherini, M ^a   Sani, G ^b   Toscano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Heart transplantation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFECTION RISK; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RENAL ARTERY; SCREENING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032413556     PISSN: 03980499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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