Nonsurgical Reconstruction of Thoracic Aortic Dissection by Stent–Graft Placement
- 20 May 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (20) , 1539-1545
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199905203402003
Abstract
The treatment of thoracic aortic dissection is guided by prognostic and anatomical information. Proximal dissection requires surgery, but the appropriate treatment of distal thoracic aortic dissection has not been determined, because surgery has failed to improve the prognosis.Keywords
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