Stent-graft repair of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers in the descending thoracic aorta: Mid-term results

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Demers, Philippe ^a   Miller, D Craig ^a,b   Mitchell, R Scott ^a   Kee, Stephen T ^a   Chagonjian, Lynn ^a   Dake, Michael D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; ENDOLEAK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 1642441617     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00816-6     Document Type: Article

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