The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 300-308 , August 2009

Long-term results of percutaneous management of malperfusion in acute type B aortic dissection: Implications for thoracic aortic endovascular repair

  • Himanshu J. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Himanshu J. Patel, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, 5144 Cardiovascular Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive SPC 5864, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-586.
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  • David M. Williams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Meir Meekov, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Narasimham L. Dasika, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich
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  • G. Michael Deeb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, Mich

Received 7 May 2008 ,Revised 11 November 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2009.

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 Read at the Eighty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 10 to 14, 2008, San Diego, California.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00642-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.01.037

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 300-308 , August 2009

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