Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 412-418 , May 2008

Aortic Surgery Requiring Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in Octogenarians

  • Ying-Cheng Chen
    • ,
  • Ron-Bin Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ron-Bin Hsu, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 26 September 2007 ,Revised 3 January 2008 ,Accepted 15 January 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(08)60107-2

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60107-2

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 412-418 , May 2008

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