European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 149-159 , February 2009

Acute Aortic Dissection: Perspectives from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD)

  • T.T. Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Development Center, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. T.T. Tsai, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Director, Interventional Cardiology, Denver VA Medical Center, Cardiology Section (111B), 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO 80220, USA. Tel.: +1 303 399 8020x6105/2385 (office); fax: +1 303 393 5054.
    • ,
  • S. Trimarchi

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center “E. Malan,” Policlinico S. Donato IRCCS, S. Donato Milanese, Italy
    • ,
  • C.A. Nienaber

      Affiliations

    • University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

Received 17 November 2008 ,Accepted 18 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.11.032

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 149-159 , February 2009

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