Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 213-215 , July 2007

Multiple carotid stenting for extended thoracic aorta dissection after initial aortic surgical repair

  • Paolo Cardaioli

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Italy
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  • Gianluca Rigatelli

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Via Mozart 9, 37048 Legnago, Verona, Italy. Tel.: +39 044220164; fax: +39 044220164.
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  • Massimo Giordan

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Faggian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Verona School of Medicine and Surgery, Verona, Italy
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  • Mauro Chinaglia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosciences, Division of Neurology, General Hospital, Italy
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  • Loris Roncon

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology, Rovigo General Hospital, Italy

Received 27 June 2006 ,Revised 25 September 2006 ,Accepted 25 September 2006.

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PII: S1553-8389(06)00233-8

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.09.004

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 213-215 , July 2007

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