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Endovascular treatment of thoracic disease: patient selection and a proposal of a risk score  Claudia Maria Rodrigues Alves, MD, PhD, José Honório Palma.

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1 Endovascular treatment of thoracic disease: patient selection and a proposal of a risk score 
Claudia Maria Rodrigues Alves, MD, PhD, José Honório Palma da Fonseca, MD, PhD, José Augusto Marcondes de Souza, MD, PhD, Antonio Carlos Camargo Carvalho, MD, PhD, Enio Buffolo, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 73, Issue 4, Pages (April 2002) DOI: /S (02)

2 Fig 1 Self-expanding endoprosthesis used in all cases (Braile Biomedics of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

3 Fig 2 The angle between arch and descending aorta may be an important factor for success. Mechanism of stent compression when an acute angle does not allow good apposition over the arch: (A) diastolic appearance; (B) systolic dislodgment of proximal end. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

4 Fig 3 Receiver operating characteristic curve for score values as predictors of unsuccessful procedure, according to variables specified in the text. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )


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