Stent graft coarctation after frozen elephant trunk procedure: An unusual complication

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Pacini, Davide ^a   Armaro, Alessandro ^a   Di Marco, Luca ^a   Russo, Vincenzo ^a   Di Bartolomeo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 62849106336     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.036     Document Type: Article

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