Endovascular treatment for mobile thrombus of the thoracic aorta

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 664-666

  Piffaretti, Gabriele ^a   Tozzi, Matteo ^a   Caronno, Roberto ^a   Castelli, Patrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mobile thrombus; Stent graft; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; EMBOLISM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LOWER LEG; MALE; MOBILE THROMBUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; STENT; STENT GRAFT; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACIC AORTA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBUS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548451598     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.06.043     Document Type: Article

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