Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aneurysms: Results With "On-Label" Application in the Post Food and Drug Administration Approval Era

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Hughes, G Chad ^a   Lee, Sean M ^a   Daneshmand, Mani A ^a   Bhattacharya, Syamal D ^a   Williams, Judson B ^a   Tucker Jr , Sonny W ^a   McCann, Richard L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DEVICE APPROVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77953602490     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.03.052     Document Type: Article

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