European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 420-421 , April 2008

Long Term Risk Prediction in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: The Ultimate Stress Test of Open Repair

  • T. Winkel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • O. Schouten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • D. Poldermans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Prof. Dr. D. Poldermans, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Room H973, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

,Accepted 27 November 2007.

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PII: S1078-5884(07)00729-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.11.012

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 420-421 , April 2008

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