Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Patients with Marfan Syndrome
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Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Marfan syndrome: how we do it.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA; Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, Houston, TX, USA Correspondence to: Rana O. Afifi, MD. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, 6400 Fannin St., Suite #2850, Houston, TX 77...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.10.013