Right ventricular obstruction in aortic dissection: A mechanism of hemodynamic collapse

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 988-990

  Downey, Robert J ^a,b   Austin, John H M ^a   Pepino, Paolo ^a   Dickstein, Marc L ^a   Homma, Shunichi ^a   Rose, Eric A ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0029927970     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)01191-9     Document Type: Article

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