Endovascular therapy for thoracic aneurysm diseases: CON

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-417

  Elefteriades, John A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Endograft; Endovascular

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA DISSECTION; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT; SURVIVAL; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOSCOPY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOSCOPY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952728919     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.01.016     Document Type: Review

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