Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 382-384 , October 2007

Total Aorta Replacement in Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Mega Aorta

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00288-5

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.11.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 382-384 , October 2007