Pathology of the thoracic aorta: a morphologic review of 338 surgical specimens over a 7-year period

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Nesi, Gabriella ^a   Anichini, Chiara ^a   Tozzini, Silvia ^a   Boddi, Vieri ^a   Calamai, Giancarlo ^b   Gori, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; AORTA; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THORACIC AORTA; TISSUE SECTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 65049089275     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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