Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair for thoracic aneurysms: What we know, what to expect

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 856-865

  Brewster, Luke P ^a   Kasirajan, Karthik ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; CELIAC ARTERY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARAPLEGIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; STROKE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80955179500     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: 16155947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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