Traumatic aortic incompetence associated with transection of the thoracic aorta

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1118-1119

  Paone, Ralph F ^a,b   Kidd, Joe N ^a   Dobrin, David J ^a   DiDonna, George J ^a  

^a Paul L Foster School of Medicine   (United States)

^b El Paso Southwestern Cardiovasc A   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic valve incompetence; blunt chest trauma; thoracic aortic transection

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE;

ADULT; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA INJURY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029935059     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.4.1118     Document Type: Article

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