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. 2013 Jul;44(1):191.
doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs701. Epub 2013 Jan 16.

Does only the proximal descending aorta influence aortic dilatation after repair of the aortic dissection?

Murat Ugur, Alberto Pochettino, Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, Hartzell V Schaff
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Does only the proximal descending aorta influence aortic dilatation after repair of the aortic dissection?

Murat Ugur et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Jul.
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Keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Dissection; Frozen elephant trunk.

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    Kim JB, Chung CH. Kim JB, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Jul;44(1):192. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs702. Epub 2013 Jan 30. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013. PMID: 23364854 No abstract available.

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