The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 5 , Pages 1042-1046, May 2008

Should emergency surgical intervention be performed for an octogenarian with type A acute aortic dissection?

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Received 14 May 2007; received in revised form 31 July 2007; accepted 16 August 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)01968-X

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.078

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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 5 , Pages 1042-1046, May 2008

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