Long-term comparison of endovascular and open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 367, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 1988-1997

  Lederle, Frank A ^a   Freischlag, Julie A ^b   Kyriakides, Tassos C ^b   Matsumura, Jon S ^b   Padberg, Frank T ^b   Kohler, Ted R ^b   Kougias, Panagiotis ^b   Jean Claude, Jessie M ^b   Cikrit, Dolores F ^b   Swanson, Kathleen M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REPAIR; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 84869416793     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1207481     Document Type: Article

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