The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1548-1553 , June 2010

Early and midterm results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair of chronic type B aortic dissection

  • Shang Dong Xu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Shang Dong Xu, MD, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, An Zhen Li, Chao Yang Qu, Beijing 100029, China.
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  • Fang Jiong Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Jin Fei Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Zhi Zhong Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Sheng Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Jia Hui Du, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Zhao Guang Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung & Vascular Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China

Received 28 March 2009 ,Revised 30 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01158-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.051

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1548-1553 , June 2010

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