Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 251-255 , August 2009

The effect of thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair on quality of life

  • Chris J. Coroneos, BHSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Tara M. Mastracci, MD, FRCS(C), MSc (HRM)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Shahzaib Barlas, MSc (Statistics)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Claudio S. Cinà, Spec Chir(It)MD, FRCS(C), MSc (HRM),

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Claudio S. Cinà, Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto, Head Division of Vascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, 55 Queen St E, Suite 308, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1R6 Canada

Received 12 November 2008 ,Accepted 3 January 2009.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Cinà has been paid a consulting fee by Vascutek and Cook Companies and is on their speakers bureau.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00008-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.006

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 251-255 , August 2009

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