A Prospective Study of Medically Treated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-355

  Winnerkvist, A ^a   Lockowandt, U ^a   Rasmussen, E ^a   Radegran K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive treatment; Aorta descendens; Prospective follow up; Type B aortic dissection

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEATH; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748417909     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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