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DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2013.12.006
Dr. Cooley's Inaugural Article
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A Brief History of Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

Denton A. Cooley
1   Dr. Cooley is Surgeon-in-Chief and President Emeritus of the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas
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16 October 2012

26 October 2012

Publication Date:
28 September 2018 (online)

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Aorta - Aortic disease - Aneurysm - Medical history
 

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