Aortic valve-sparing operations in patients with ascending aortic aneurysms

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-395

  David, Tirone E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ASCENDING AORTA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030817939     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001573-199707000-00008     Document Type: Short Survey

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