Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 186-188 , July 2010

Acute type A aortic dissection in a patient with ventricular septal defect

  • Mehmet Gungor Kaya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
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  • Ertugrul Mavili

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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  • Orhan Dogdu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ali Dogan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
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  • Tugrul Inanc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ali Baykan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey

Received 21 August 2008 ,Accepted 4 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2008.09.003

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 186-188 , July 2010

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