Endovascular repair of the descending thoracic aorta for penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer disease: Review article

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-208

  Brinster, Derek R ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DESCENDING AORTA; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENETRATING ATHEROSCLEROTIC ULCER; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOLOGY; STENT;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; STENTS;

EID: 61349106561     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00660.x     Document Type: Review

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