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Research Article

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Aortic Medial Changes in Aortic Ascending Dilatation

Franca Ferraraccio MD Department of Public Health, Section of Pathology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Salvatore Esposito MD, PhD Department of Public Health, Section of Pathology, Second University of Naples, Italy, PhD Program in Cardiological Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Pasquale Sante` MD-FECTS Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Flavio Cerasuolo MD Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Manuela Agozzino MD Department of Human and Ereditary Pathology, Section of Pathology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Marina Agozzino MD Department of Public Health, Section of Pathology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Maurizio Cotrufo MD-FECTS Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Lucio Agozzino MD Department of Public Health, Section of Pathology, Second University of Naples, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 137-140 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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