Thoracic aortic stent grafting: Is it ready for prime time?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-18

  Gleason, Thomas G ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA GRAFT; EDITORIAL; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

AORTA, THORACIC; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 30044452342     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.09.008     Document Type: Editorial

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