PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Gonzalez-Stawinski, Gonzalo V.
TI  - Thoracoabdominal Diseases: Diagnosis and Management from the Root to the Renals
DP  - 2009 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 30--32
VI  - 9
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/2/30.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/2/30.full
AB  - This article discusses considerations for deciding on surgical intervention for aortic root endocarditis must be a reasonable prospect of recovery with satisfactory quality of life. It also looks at traditional and evolving management strategies for thoracoabdominal dissections.