Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) for the treatment of aortic diseases: A position statement from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in collaboration with the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1558-1563

  Grabenwöger, Martin ^a   Alfonso, Fernando ^b   Bachet, Jean ^c   Bonser, Robert ^d   Czerny, Martin ^e   Eggebrecht, Holger ^f   Evangelista, Arturo ^g   Fattori, Rossella ^h   Jakob, Heinz ⁱ   Lönn, Lars ^j   Nienaber, Christoph A ^k   Rocchi, Guido ^l   Rousseau, Hervè ^m   Thompson, Matt ⁿ   Weigang, Ernst ^o   Erbel, Raimund ⁱ  

^a Hietzing Hospital   (Austria)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c ZAYED MILITARY HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^f Cardioangiological Center Bethanien   (Germany)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^j Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^m CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

ⁿ Forensic Services   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Dissection; TEVAR

Indexed keywords

AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRAIN DISEASES; CONSENSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863697791     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs074     Document Type: Review

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