Aortic dissection

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 523-525

  Safi, H J ^a   Estrera, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANALGESIA; AORTA DISSECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS;

EID: 2442459666     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4631     Document Type: Short Survey

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