Aneurysms after coarctation repair associated with hypoplastic aortic arch: Surgical management through median sternotomy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 758-760

  Pacini, Davide ^a   Bergonzini, Marcello ^a   Loforte, Antonino ^a   Gargiulo, Gaetano ^a   Pilato, Emanuele ^a   Di Bartolomeo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BRAIN PERFUSION; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEURYSM; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STERNUM;

EID: 31044447378     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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