Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1114-1119 , June 2007

Effectiveness of intensive medical therapy in type B aortic dissection: A single-center experience

Presented at the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, Sep 7-9, 2006.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00231-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.065

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1114-1119 , June 2007

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