The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 68-75 , January 2010

When is the Ross operation a good option to treat aortic valve disease?

Received 29 April 2009 ,Revised 12 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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 Read at the Eight-ninth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, Mass, May 9–13, 2009.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01289-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.053

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 68-75 , January 2010

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