Surgical and long-term mortality in 2634 consecutive patients operated on the proximal thoracic aorta

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 963-969

  Olsson, Christian ^a   Eriksson, Niclas ^b   Ståhle, Elisabeth ^a   Thelin, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aortic; Risk factors; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248178423     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.01.034     Document Type: Article

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