Cardiac Clinical Cases

Management of a Complex Aortic Dissection with Combined Open and Endovascular Techniques

By Edward L. Jones, MD, Joseph C. Cleveland, MD, Mark Nehler, MD, et al

Acute Type A aortic dissections can be challenging entities for cardiac surgeons and require close follow-up secondary to their propensity for aneurismal degeneration. A combined open and endovascular technique is described for treating the inital dissection and resultant complications.

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Management of a Complex Aortic Dissection with Combined Open and Endovascular Techniques by Edward L. Jones, MD, Joseph C. Cleveland, MD, Mark Nehler, MD, et al
22-September-2011

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