Endovascular exclusion of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Initial experience with stent-grafts in cardiology practice

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-145

  Howell, Marcus H ^a   Zaqqa, Munir ^a   Villareal, Rollo P ^a   Strickman, Neil E ^a   Krajcer, Zvonimir ^a,b  

^a TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Clinical trials, phase III; Prosthesis design; Stents; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033912605     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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