Ascending aortic cannulation in acute type a dissection repair.

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2013

Abstract

Femoral and axillary cannulation for arterial inflow in acute type A aortic dissection are the most commonly used cannulation strategies in current practice. More recently, our group and others have successfully used a central cannulation technique with excellent results. Although this approach has been described, specific technical details have not been clearly defined. In addition, the ideal anatomic characteristics of different types of aortic dissections amenable to central cannulation have not been delineated. The purpose of this brief communication is to describe the technical and procedural details specific to cannulation of the dissected ascending aorta and to propose a classification scheme of ascending aortic dissection anatomy based on difficulty of central cannulation.

Volume

95

Issue

5

First Page

1808

Last Page

1811

ISSN

1552-6259

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

23608274

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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