Once Dissected Always Dissected! Can Stent Grafts Change the Natural History of Type B Dissections?. A Report From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection**Editorials published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions or the American College of Cardiology.

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-404

  Lumsden, Alan B ^a   Reardon, Michael J ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute aortic treatment center; aortic dissection; medical management; stent graft

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA FLOW; AORTA GRAFT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 49549098210     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2008.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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