A Comparison of Open and Endovascular Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair in Patients Older Than 75 Years of Age

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1597-1604

  Patel, Himanshu J ^a   Williams, David M ^a   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^a   Dasika, Narasimham L ^a   Passow, Mary C ^a   Prager, Richard L ^a   Deeb, G Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DEATH; DIALYSIS; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 42949150588     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.044     Document Type: Article

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