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Natural history of thoracic aortic aneurysms: indications for surgery, and surgical versus nonsurgical risks

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2002 · Vol. 74(5) · pp. S1877–S1880

Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Infectious Aortic and Vascular ConditionsMedicineAneurysmThoracic aortaDissection (medical)Ascending aortaThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmAortaSurgeryAortic rupture

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Aortic DissectionAortic RuptureDiagnostic ImagingFollow-Up StudiesHumansPostoperative ComplicationsSurvival RateAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicRisk AssessmentDatabases as Topic

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