Improved Prognosis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
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- 9 December 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 280 (22), 1926-1929
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.280.22.1926
Abstract
THERE IS renewed clinical interest in the prognosis of thoracic aortic aneurysms.1 With the advent of computed tomography and 2-dimensional echocardiography, recognition of such aneurysms has increased. Many of these aneurysms are relatively small at diagnosis (<6 cm in diameter), raising the critical question of when surgical or endovascular repair should be recommended.Keywords
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