Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians: Mith or reality?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 697-703

  de Donato, G ^a   Setacci, C ^a   Chisci, E ^a   Setacci, F ^a   Giubbolini, M ^a   Sirignano, P ^a   Galzerano, G ^a   Cappelli, A ^a   Pieraccini, M ^a   Palasciano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged, 80 and over; Aneurysm, ruptured; Aortic aneurysms, abdominal, surgery; Enodovascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SMOKING; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 37249074936     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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