Partial thrombosis of the false lumen influences aortic growth in type B dissection

Affiliations

¹ 1 Thoracic Aortic Research Center, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, Milan, Italy ; 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands ; 3 Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; 4 Section of Vascular Surgery, Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam, the Netherlands ; 5 Aortic Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

Jip L Tolenaar et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 May.

. 2014 May;3(3):275-7.

doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2014.04.01.

¹ 1 Thoracic Aortic Research Center, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, Milan, Italy ; 2 Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands ; 3 Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA ; 4 Section of Vascular Surgery, Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam, the Netherlands ; 5 Aortic Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

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