Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1188-1197 , December 2006

Stent-graft versus open-surgical repair of the thoracic aorta: Mid-term results

Presented in part at the Thirty-second Annual Meeting of the New England Society of Vascular Surgery, Stowe, Vt, September 2005.

Received 11 May 2006 ,Accepted 1 August 2006.

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    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial life-table analysis depicting intermediate (mid-term) survival between patients treated with thoracic stent grafts and open-surgical repair. S.E., Standard error.

    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial life-table analysis depicting intermediate (mid-term) survival between patients treated with thoracic stent grafts and open-surgical repair. S.E., Standard error.

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    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial life-table analysis depicting intermediate (mid-term) survival between patients with degenerative aneurysms treated with thoracic stent grafts and open-surgical repair. S.

    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial life-table analysis depicting intermediate (mid-term) survival between patients with degenerative aneurysms treated with thoracic stent grafts and open-surgical repair. S.E., Standard error.

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    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial life-table analysis comparing mid-term survival between SG patients and open-surgical controls, excluding cases of ruptured aneurysms. S.E., Standard error.

    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial life-table analysis comparing mid-term survival between SG patients and open-surgical controls, excluding cases of ruptured aneurysms. S.E., Standard error.

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    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial analysis depicting freedom from reintervention in patients treated with stent-graft repair and open surgery. S.E., Standard error.

    Kaplan-Meier curve actuarial analysis depicting freedom from reintervention in patients treated with stent-graft repair and open surgery. S.E., Standard error.

 Supported in part by the Harold and June Geneen Vascular Research Fund.Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01383-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.08.005

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 1188-1197 , December 2006