The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 1078-1079 , April 2011

A combined procedure of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair and coronary artery bypass grafting: Report of two cases

Received 8 February 2010 ,Revised 23 June 2010 ,Accepted 12 July 2010.

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 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00743-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 1078-1079 , April 2011

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