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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:734-735
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Key References

Reconstructive Surgery of the Aortic Root

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Footnotes

Address reprint requests to Dr Kouchoukos, Department of Surgery, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, 2165 Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110.

Historical

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Aortic Root Replacement

Composite Graft

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Aortic Allograft

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Pulmonary Autograft

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Aortic Root Repair

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Marfan's Syndrome

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  5. Gott VL, Cameron DE, Pyeritz RE, et al. Composite graft repair of Marfan aneurysm of the ascending aorta: results in 150 patients. J Cardiac Surg 1994;9:482–9.[Medline]




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