Is it safe to cover the left subclavian artery when placing an endovascular stent in the descending thoracic aorta?
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Report By: Joel Dunning, Janet E. Martin, Hani Shennib, and Davy C. Cheng - Registrars in Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Institution: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Canada, Arizona Heart Institute and Hospital, US
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Date Submitted: 26th August 2009
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Last Modified: 26th August 2009
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Status:
Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
In [patients undergoing a descending thoracic aortic stent] does [coverage of the left subclavian artery] cause an unacceptable rate of [vascular complications]?
