The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 841-847.e1 , April 2010

Effects of partial thrombosis on distal aorta after repair of acute DeBakey type I aortic dissection

  • Suk-Won Song, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Byung-Chul Chang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Bum-Koo Cho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Gijong Yi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Young-Nam Youn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Sak Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Kyung-Jong Yoo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Kyung-Jong Yoo, MD, PhD, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-ku, 120-752 Seoul, Korea.

Received 2 May 2009 ,Revised 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01602-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.007

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 841-847.e1 , April 2010

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