The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , July 2010

Endovascular repair of aortic arch lesions in high-risk patients or after previous aortic surgery: Midterm results

Received 13 March 2009 ,Revised 30 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 September 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01202-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , July 2010

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