Management of an innominate artery aneurysm during an open heart operation.

Adkins, M S; Gaines, W E; Laub, G W; Anderson, W A; Fernandez, J; McGrath, L B · Ann Thorac Surg · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 76-year-old woman was found to have a 4 x 2.5-cm saccular aneurysm at the origin of the innominate artery at the time of a reoperative open heart operation. The operative procedure was modified to include repair of the aneurysm with a Dacron patch. During the period of innominate artery occlusion, the patient was cooled to 25 degrees C and the mean arterial pressure was maintained at 90 mm Hg to maximize cerebral protection.

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