Endovascular Treatment of Penetrating Aortic Ulcers: Mid-term Results

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-78

  Dalainas, I ^a   Nano, G ^a   Medda, M ^a   Bianchi, P ^a   Casana, R ^a   Ramponi, F ^a   Stegher, S ^a   Malacrida, G ^a   Inglese, L ^a   Tealdi, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute aortic syndrome; Penetrating aortic ulcer; Stent graft; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOLEAK; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING AORTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; THORACIC AORTA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 34249773965     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.02.025     Document Type: Article

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