The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 892-896 , October 2009

Is total arch replacement combined with stented elephant trunk implantation justified for patients with chronic Stanford type A aortic dissection?

  • Li-Zhong Sun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • Li-Zhong Sun and Rui-Dong Qi contributed equally to this work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Li-Zhong Sun, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, 167 Beilishi Rd, Beijing, 100037, China.
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  • Rui-Dong Qi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Cardiovascular Institute and Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China
    • Li-Zhong Sun and Rui-Dong Qi contributed equally to this work.
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  • Qian Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Jun-Ming Zhu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Yong-Min Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Chun-Tao Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Bin Lv, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Jun Zheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Liang-Xin Tian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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  • Jin-Guo Lu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

Received 14 October 2008 ,Revised 9 February 2009 ,Accepted 22 February 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00360-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.041

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 892-896 , October 2009

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