Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the descending thoracic aorta may be managed expectantly

Vascular

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 307-311

  Absi, Tarek S ^a   Sundt III, Thoralf M ^b   Camillo, Cynthia J ^a   Schuessler, Richard B ^a   Gutierrez, Fernando R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute aortic syndrome; Penetrating aortic ulcer; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; PENETRATING ATHEROSCLEROTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; ULCER; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 10644278815     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.12.5.307     Document Type: Article

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