Can the principles of evidence-based medicine be applied to the treatment of aortic dissections?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 236-242

  Myrmel, Truls ^a,b   Lai, David T M ^a   Miller, D Craig ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Aortic false lumen; Distal aortic anastomosis; Literature review

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA DISSECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 1642493831     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.11.022     Document Type: Review

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