Frozen elephant trunk in chronic dissection

Affiliations

¹ Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna and IRCCS Sant'Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
² Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Editorial

Alessandro Leone et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 31;14(4):309-310.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2025-evet-0045. Epub 2025 Jul 29.

¹ Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna and IRCCS Sant'Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
² Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Frozen elephant trunk (FET); aortic arch; chronic dissection.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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