Aortic diameter: The beginning of the end of an era

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¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: paul.fedak@gmail.com.

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Alexander J Gregory et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Aug.

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. 2018 Aug;156(2):513-514.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.01.079. Epub 2018 Feb 13.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: paul.fedak@gmail.com.

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