Recurrent cerebral vascular accidents are an indication for ascending aortic endarterectomy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1516-1518

  Muehrcke, Derek D ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a   Nissen, Steven E ^a   Cosgrove III, Delos M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029877262     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)01105-6     Document Type: Article

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