A Perspective on Natural History and Survival in Nonoperated Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Patients

AORTA

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 182-189

  Bashir, Mohamad ^a   Fok, Matthew ^a   Hammoud, Ibrahim ^a   Rimmer, Lara ^a   Shaw, Matthew ^a   Field, Mark ^a   Harrington, Debbie ^a   Kuduvalli, Manoj ^a   Oo, Aung ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortic aneurysm; Natural history

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923009140     PISSN: 23254637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2013.13-043     Document Type: Review

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