Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 385-388 , October 2007

Giant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm—A Case Report and Review

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.09.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 385-388 , October 2007

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