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Comment
. 2013 Jul;17(1):109.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt200.

eComment. Rationale for operating on the elderly with acute type A dissection

Jamil Hajj-Chahine  1
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Comment

eComment. Rationale for operating on the elderly with acute type A dissection

Jamil Hajj-Chahine. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul.
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