Endarterectomy for calcified porcelain aorta associated with aortic valve stenosis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 149-152

  Svensson, Lars G ^a   Sun, Jianping ^a   Cruz, Hernan A ^a   Shahian, David M ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PORCELAIN AORTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030062288     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00984-1     Document Type: Article

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