Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 206-212 , May 2010

Coronary ostial morphology after modified Bentall operation assessed with dual-source multidetector computed tomography

  • Austin Chin Chwan Ng, MBBS, BSc(Med), MMed, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Hospital Road, Concord 2139, NSW, Australia
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  • John Yiannikas, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Hospital Road, Concord 2139, NSW, Australia
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  • Andy Sze Chiang Yong, MBBS(Hons), FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Hospital Road, Concord 2139, NSW, Australia
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  • Lloyd Ridley, MRBS, FRANZCR

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Hospital Road, Concord, Australia
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  • Michael Keith Wilson, MBBS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Hospital Road, Concord, Australia
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  • Leonard Kritharides, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department, Concord Hospital, The University of Sydney, Hospital Road, Concord 2139, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 29 September 2009 ,Accepted 9 March 2010.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(10)00138-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.03.008

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 206-212 , May 2010

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