Repair of intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta without graft interposition

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 547-548

  Speziale, G ^a   Fattouch, K ^a,b   Chiavarelli, R ^a   Marino, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, dissecting; Aorta, thoracic; Aortic aneurysm, thoracic; Echocardiography, transesophageal; Hematoma surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032826301     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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