Comparative study of the natural history and operative outcome in patients 75 years and older with thoracic aortic aneurysm

Circulation Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 592-596

  Kawachi, Yoshito ^a   Nakashima, Atsuhiro ^a   Kosuga, Tomokazu ^a   Tomoeda, Hiroshi ^a   Toshima, Yoshihiro ^a   Nishimura, Yosuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged patient; Elective operation; Emergency operation; Natural history; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038607722     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.592     Document Type: Article

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