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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 30;13(3):623-627.
doi: 10.21037/cdt-23-144. Epub 2023 Apr 24.

Frozen elephant trunk: the gold standard

Mohamad Bashir  1 , Idhrees Mohammed  2 , Mohammed Al-Tawil  3 , Matti Jubouri  4 , Tiffany Agbobu  4 , Edward P Chen  5
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Editorial

Frozen elephant trunk: the gold standard

Mohamad Bashir et al. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. .
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Keywords: Frozen elephant trunk (FET); total arch replacement (TAR); type A aortic dissection (TAAD).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://cdt.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/cdt-23-144/coif). The series “Frozen Elephant Trunk” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. MB, MI and EPC served as the unpaid Guest Editors of the series. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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