Endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection: is it possible to prevent post-procedure complications?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 945-946

  Mastroroberto, Pasquale ^a   di Virgilio, Antonio ^a   Renzulli, Attilio ^a   Indolfi, Ciro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissection; Endovascular surgery; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DESCENDING AORTA; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MORTALITY; PAIN; PERIPHERAL ISCHEMIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOCENTESIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPE B AORTIC DISSECTION;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BALLOON DILATATION; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 41949109938     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.036     Document Type: Letter

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