Diabetes and evidence of atherosclerosis are major risk factors for adverse outcome after elective thoracic aortic surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1005-1012

  Hagl, Christian ^a,b   Galla, Jan D ^a   Spielvogel, David ^a   Bodian, Carol ^a   Lansman, Steven L ^a   Squitieri, Rafael ^a   Ergin, M Arisan ^a   Griepp, Randall B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THORACIC AORTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142182678     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00604-4     Document Type: Article

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