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Authors
- Qiong Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8146-3199)
- Guodong Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-4497)
- Liangwan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8317-7412)
- Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4001-6387)
- Yu‐Ping Lin
- Zhuangbin Lin
Institutions
- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Union Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31083/rcm27734
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province