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Editorial
. 2020 May;9(3):259-261.
doi: 10.21037/acs.2020.03.01.

Aortic arch replacement using the branch-first and frozen elephant trunk techniques

Michelle Kim  1 , George Matalanis  1
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Editorial

Aortic arch replacement using the branch-first and frozen elephant trunk techniques

Michelle Kim et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 May.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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