Surgery for aortic arch thrombosis

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-190

  Geha, A S ^a   El Zein, C ^a   Massad, Malek G ^a   Bagai, J ^a   Khoury, F ^a   Evans, A ^a   Kpodonu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic arch thrombosis; Hypothermic circulatory arrest; Thrombectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 3042584488     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-817812     Document Type: Review

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