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Changing Management of Type B Aortic Dissections

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|Mar 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1171 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 69
Submitted on: Oct 14, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 12, 2023
Published on: Mar 7, 2023
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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