title: Outcome and quality of life after surgical and endovascular treatment of descending aortic lesions. Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, CVC Room 5144, 1500 E Medical Center Dr SPC 5864, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5864, USA. hjpatel@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Himanshu J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017130:Angioplasty; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013908:Thoracotomy