Aortic dissection and related syndromes /

Aortic dissection affects approximately two in ten thousand individuals and can be fatal. This state-of-the-art publication is a result of the combined efforts of participants from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD). The book has been divided into sections. Each chapter provides...

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Other Authors: Baliga, Ragavendra R. (Editor), Eagle, Kim A, Isselbacher, Eric M. (Editor), Nienaber, Christoph A. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Berlin : Dordrecht : Springer ; Springer, 2007
Series:Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 260
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Summary:Aortic dissection affects approximately two in ten thousand individuals and can be fatal. This state-of-the-art publication is a result of the combined efforts of participants from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD). The book has been divided into sections. Each chapter provides a succinct overview of the current clinical literature and incorporates illustrations for further explanation. Ragavendra R. Baliga, MD, MBA is Director, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Hospital East, Columbus, Ohio. Christoph A. Nienaber, MD is Head, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany. Eric M. Isselbacher, MD is Co-Director, Thoracic Aortic Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Kim A. Eagle, MD, is an Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief of Clinical Cardiology, and Clinical Director, Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 v.) : ill
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
ISBN:038736000X
0387360018
9780387360003
9780387360010