Painless retrograde type A aortic dissection followed conservative treatment of type B aortic dissection: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-020-01331-5