Outcome of patients with open and endovascular repair in acute complicated type B aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and comparative studies

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 613-632

  Luebke, T ^a   Brunkwall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic diseases; Aortic rupture; Meta analysis; Replantation; Stents

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AMPUTATION; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFARCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; REOPERATION; STROKE; THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR AORTA REPAIR; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPE A AORTA DISSECTION; TYPE B AORTA DISSECTION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PARAPLEGIA; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650732244     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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