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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;12(10):6112-6114.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-2020-24.

Specialized thoracic aortic team is the next step in improving outcome in acute aortic dissection care

Ming-Hao Guo  1 , Linda Y N Fei  2 , Munir Boodhwani  1
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Editorial

Specialized thoracic aortic team is the next step in improving outcome in acute aortic dissection care

Ming-Hao Guo et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2020-24). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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