Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Ascending Aorta Secondary to Embolized Transcatheter Aortic Valve

Naveed U Saqib1, Hunter M Ray1, Zain Al Rstum1

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, Texas.

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