Aortic root trauma: Serious injuries requiring early recognition and management

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 525-529

  Cheng, Ivy ^a   McLellan, Barry A ^a   Joyner, Campbell ^a,b   Christakis, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Division of Cardiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0034105216     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200003000-00027     Document Type: Article

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