Sex and Gender in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-125

  Grubb, Kendra J ^a   Kron, Irving L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Thoracic aortic aneurysm; Thoracic aortic dissection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HEART TAMPONADE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORAX PAIN;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 82755189134     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: 15329488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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