Aortic dissection in the elderly: Still an unsolved issue requiring rigorous methodology

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-100

  Santini, Francesco ^a   Mazzucco, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA SURGERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 58149188225     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00721.x     Document Type: Letter

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