Invited Commentary. Towards a Better Management of Descending Aortic Dissection: The Importance of Close Ambulatory Follow-up

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 356-357

  Fattori, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; DESCENDING AORTA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; NOTE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; HUMANS;

EID: 33748459267     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.05.001     Document Type: Note

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