Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Review of Literature

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Davies, James E ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic aneurysms; endograft; endoprosthesis; thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; ENDOPROSTHESIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649261573     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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