Re-do aortic operation in a young patient for aggressive Takayasu’s arteritis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Takayasu’s arteritis is an inflammatory arteriopathy which involves the aorta and its major branches, causing mainly stenosis of their lumen, though aneurysmal lesions can also occur. A young female with Takayasu’s disease presented to our hospital with acute lun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/91 |