Epidemiological Analysis of 5,595 Procedures of Endovascular Correction of Isolated Descending Thoracic Aortic Disease Over 12 Years in the Public Health System in Brazil.

Maria Fernanda Cassino Portugal Marcelo Passos Teivelis Marcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da Silva Alexandre Fioranelli Claudia Szlejf Edson Amaro Júnior Nelson Wolosker

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2021)

Elective procedures were associated with lower mortality than urgent procedures. There was no statistically significant difference between elective and urgent procedures regarding costs.

Keyphrases

public health
patients undergoing
spinal cord
aortic valve
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
pulmonary artery
coronary artery
spinal cord injury
pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation