Combined cardiac-neurosurgical treatment of acute aortic dissection, stroke, and coma

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-202

  Iliescu, Vlad A ^a   Dorobantu, Lucian F ^a,b   Stiru, Ovidiu ^a   Bubenek, Serban ^a   Miclea, Ion ^a   Rugina, Mihaela ^b   Boros, Cristian ^a   Georgescu, Serban ^b  

^a University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila

^b 'Prof Dr CC Iliescu' Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases   (Romania)

Author keywords

Age factors; Aneurysm, dissecting complications surgery; Aortic aneurysm; Brain ischemia surgery; Cardiovascular surgical procedures; Cerebrovascular disorders etiology mortality surgery; Coma complications; Thoracic complications mortality surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANISOCORIA; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART SURGERY; HEMIPLEGIA; HERNIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; STROKE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 47249157724     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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