Endovascular exclusion of thoracic aortic aneurysms with the 1- and 2-component Zenith TX2 TAA endovascular grafts: Analysis of 2-year data from the TX2 pivotal trial

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 338-349

  Melissano, Germano ^a   Kahlberg, Andrea ^a   Bertoglio, Luca ^a   Chiesa, Roberto ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Modular device; Penetrating aortic ulcer; Stent graft; Thoracic aortic aneurysm; Thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE THERAPY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959296159     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/10-3340.1     Document Type: Article

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