Elective Surgery for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Late Functional Status and Quality of Life

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 573-578

  Zierer, Andreas ^a   Melby, Spencer J ^a   Lubahn, Jordon G ^a   Sicard, Gregorio A ^a   Damiano Jr , Ralph J ^a   Moon, Marc R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SURVIVAL; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33746070817     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.042     Document Type: Article

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