2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease: Executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, American Association for Th

TABLE OF CONTENTSPreamble ……………………………….280 Introduction ………………………281 1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review … . .2811.2. Organization of the Writing Committee …2831.3. Document Review and Approval …… .2831.4. Scope of the Guideline ……………283 1.4.1. Critical Issues …………… . .2831.5. Glossary of Terms and

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