Stenting the descending aorta during repair of type a dissection: Technology looking for an application?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 777-778

  Dobrilovic, Nikola ^a   Elefteriades, John A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; DESCENDING AORTA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 33645388881     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.042     Document Type: Editorial

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