Brachiocephalic trunk partial clamping for total ascending aorta replacement without circulatory arrest.

Calafiore, Antonio M · Ann Thorac Surg · 2003

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

In patients without aortic arch calcification, elective total ascending aorta replacement can be performed without circulatory arrest, by positioning obliquely a clamp from the brachiocephalic trunk, which is partially clamped, to the distal aortic arch. This technique was used in 8 consecutive patients in the first 3 months of 2002. None of them experienced any complication.

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