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Hybrid repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm
David Blitzer1, Stephanie N Nguyen1, Virendra Patel1
1Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|February 1, 2021
Abstract:
For ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms with a large aortic entry site and thrombus burden, temporary stent-graft placement at induction of circulatory arrest can prevent thrombotic complication.
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