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Does Ascending Aortic Size Matter?: A Plea for Patient-Specific Surveillance and Risk Estimation
Michael A Borger1, Martin Misfeld2
1University Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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