Seasonal variation in occurrence of aortic diseases: The database of hospital discharge data of the Emilia–Romagna region, Italy Roberto Manfredini,

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Seasonal variation in occurrence of aortic diseases: The database of hospital discharge data of the Emilia–Romagna region, Italy Roberto Manfredini, MD, Benedetta Boari, MD, Fabio Manfredini, MD, Raffaella Salmi, MD, Eduardo Bossone, MD, Davide Fabbri, MD, Edgardo Contato, MD, Francesco Mascoli, MD, Massimo Gallerani, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 135, Issue 2, Pages 442-444 (February 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.032 Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Acute aortic diseases: seasonal distribution of percentage of cases (A) and monthly distribution of hospital admission rate (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 135, 442-444DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.032) Copyright © 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions