Traumatic thoracic aortic injury and ruptures
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Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury
T raumatic blunt injury to the thoracic aorta is a devastating condition that can lead to immediate death at the time of injury in the majority of cases, due in part to either aortic transection or acute rupture.1 Although blunt aortic injury accounts for fewer than 1% of all adult level I trauma center admissions, this condition represents the second most common cause of death due to blunt inj...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.06.142