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Unexpected aortic dissection detected by transoesophageal echocardiography in the operating theatre at the beginning of cardiac surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2005

J. A. Varela
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gregorio Marañon General Hospital, Madrid, Spain
F. J. Hortal
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gregorio Marañon General Hospital, Madrid, Spain
M. Zaballos
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gregorio Marañon General Hospital, Madrid, Spain
M. J. Riesgo
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gregorio Marañon General Hospital, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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