Trilateral versus bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion in frozen elephant trunk

CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing total aortic arch repair using FET technique, both perfusion strategies (bilateral and trilateral ACP) are safe and effective. The rates of neurological complications as well as mortalities are acceptably low in both groups. Further studies with larger patient cohorts are warranted.PMID:38092063 | DOI:10.1055/a-2228-7189

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - December 13, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Razan Salem Arnaud Van Linden Jan Hlavicka Afsaneh Karimian-Tabrizi Ina Ischewski Thomas Walther Tomas Holubec Source Type: research