Outcome of abdominal aortic endografting in high-risk patients: A 4-year single-center study

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 736-742

  Verzini, Fabio ^a   Cao, Piergiorgio ^a   Zannetti, Simona ^a   Parlani, Gianbattista ^a   De Rango, Paola ^a   Maselli, Agostino ^a   Lupattelli, Luciano ^a   Parente, Basso ^a  

^a POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endovascular repair; Severe comorbidities; Stent graft; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0037001138     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2002)009<0736:OOAAEI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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