European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on July 28, 2008
European Heart Journal 2009 30(1):32; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn344
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Aortoesophageal fistula, a catastrophic complication soon after successful repair of an aortic dissection type A
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 08907, Spain
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A 66-year-old man with a history of arterial hypertension underwent emergency cardiac surgery for aortic dissection type A, diagnosed by a computed tomographic scan (