Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 296-298 , July 2008

Repair of acute type A aortic dissection without the use of blood products

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PII: S0147-9563(07)00167-7

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.09.002

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 296-298 , July 2008

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