Thoracic Aortic Diseases
Contributors: Hervé Rousseau (Editor); Jean-Philippe Verhoye (Editor); Jean-Francois Heautot (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9783540257349
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Internal Medicine; Radiology; Surgery - Thoracic; Acute aortic syndrome; Aneurysm; Aortic dissection; Aortic hematoma; Aortic rupture; Aortic ulcer; Branched stent-graft systems; Medical / Cardiology; Aorta; Diseases
First sentence: Traditionally radiological imaging of the human body has been limited to a two-dimensional depiction of a three-dimensional reality.
Description: This book has been written in a clear scientific way summarising the current understanding of two major aortic complications: aneurysms and acute and chronic dissections. It is updated with the most recent basic clinical research, epidemiological findings, medical, surgical and endovascular therapies of the aorta.