Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 105-112 , April 2006

Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A 37-Year Experience in Green Lane Hospital

  • Kotaro Suehiro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Main Building Level 4 Room 43, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Main Building Level 4 Room 43, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Teena West, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Cardiac Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Alan R. Kerr, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Main Building Level 4 Room 43, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • David A. Haydock, MB, ChB, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Green Lane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Main Building Level 4 Room 43, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 9 307 4949; fax: +64 9 630 9873.

Received 8 August 2005 ,Revised 23 December 2005 ,Accepted 12 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.01.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 105-112 , April 2006

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