Natural History of Thoraco-abdominal Aneurysm in High-Risk Patients

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-270

  Hansen, P A ^a   Richards, J M J ^a   Tambyraja, A L ^a   Khan, L R ^a   Chalmers, R T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural history; Outcome; Thoraco abdominal aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SIZE; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARAMETER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77649273561     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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