Resection of the ascending aorta and aortic valve patch closure for type A aortic dissection after Novacor® LVAD insertion

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 309-311

  Lacroix, V ^a   D'Udekem, Y ^a   Jacquet, L ^a   Noirhomme, P ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Aortic valve; Left ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; IMPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0042623494     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00276-8     Document Type: Article

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