European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 646-652 , December 2008

Long-Term Cardiac Outcome in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Elective Endovascular or Open Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

  • O. Schouten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • T.M. Lever

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • G.M.J.M. Welten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • T.A. Winkel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • L.F.C. Dols

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • J.J. Bax

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • R.T. van Domburg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • H.J.M. Verhagen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • D. Poldermans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Vascular Surgery, Room H 921, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31104639222; fax: +31104634957.

Received 8 July 2008 ,Accepted 11 September 2008.

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PII: S1078-5884(08)00489-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.09.008

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 646-652 , December 2008

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