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Commentary: Chronic Type A Dissection: When to Operate?

Submitted by: Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Source URL: https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(18)33131-3/fulltext

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Author(s): Francois Dagenais

A succinct analysis of a challenging problem, with a discussion on the ‘magic diameter’ of 55 mm.

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