RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Endovascular stent repair for a dissecting thoracoabdominal aneurysm is feasible in the setting of a district general hospital: a multidisciplinary approach
JF Heart
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP e4
OP e4
DO 10.1136/heart.88.2.e4
VO 88
IS 2
A1 M J S Zaman
A1 V Carre
A1 S Parvin
A1 D Shepherd
A1 J Radvan
YR 2002
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/88/2/e4.abstract
AB A patient presented to a district general hospital with a type B dissection of the aorta. He was deemed too unwell for surgical intervention. An endovascular stent repair was successfully carried out. The case shows that such a procedure can be safely performed by a multidisciplinary team within a district general hospital.