Isolated Type C Interrupted Aortic Arch in Adult: Extra-anatomic Repair Using Circulatory Arrest
Xing-rong Liu*, Qi Miao, Guo-tao Ma, Chao-ji Zhang, Li-hua Cao
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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