The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 249-255 , February 2010

Replacement of the descending thoracic aorta: Contemporary outcomes using hypothermic circulatory arrest

Oral Presentation during the Adult Cardiac Concurrent Forum at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 27, 2009.

Received 5 May 2009 ,Revised 7 July 2009 ,Accepted 7 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01051-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.001

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 249-255 , February 2010

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