Endovascular Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: the Year in Review

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  O’Mara, John E ^a   Bersin, Robert M ^a  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endoleak; Endovascular procedures

Indexed keywords

VASCULAR TARGETING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SEALING SYSTEM; AORTIC ANEURYSM ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEDATION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 84977580061     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: 15343189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-016-0470-x     Document Type: Review

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