Axillary vs Femoral Arterial Cannulation in Acute Type A Dissection: International Multicenter Data

CONCLUSIONS: Axillary cannulation is associated with more stable ATAD presentation, but more extensive intervention compared to Femoral. Both have equivalent early mortality, stroke, tamponade, and malperfusion outcomes after statistical adjustment.PMID:38458510 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.02.026

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Malak Elbatarny Santi Trimarchi Amit Korach Marco Di Eusanio Davide Pacini Raffi Bekeredjian Truls Myrmel Joseph E Bavaria Nimesh D Desai Ibrahim Sultan Derek R Brinster Chih-Wen Pai Kim A Eagle Himanshu J Patel Mark D Peterson IRAD Investigators Source Type: research