Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2981309 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Brain injury at presentation adversely affects hospital survival of patients with type A acute aortic dissection. In the present observational study, the patients selected to undergo surgery demonstrated improved late survival and frequent reversal of neurologic deficits.
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Authors
Marco MD, PhD, Himanshu J. MD, Christoph A. MD, FACC, FESC, Daniel M. BS, Amit MD, Thoralf M. MD, Carlo MD, Matthias MD, Mark D. MD, PhD, Truls MD, PhD, Gianluca MD, Magnus MD, Nimesh D. MD, Joseph E. MD, Jehangir J. MD, Teresa M. MD, Rossella MD,