Replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve with a valved stentless composite graft

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1501-1502

  Urbanski, Paul P ^a,b  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Kardiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; POLYESTER;

AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0033035766     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00184-8     Document Type: Article

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