Cross-Clamping a Porcelain Aorta: An Alternative Technique for High-Risk Patients.

Conclusions: Cross-clamping with "open proximal ascending aorta" is effective and the incidence of stroke and systemic embolisation in patients with porcelain aorta is low compared to literature. PMID: 24525522 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - February 13, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hartert M, Conzelmann LO, Mehlhorn U, Schnelle N, Werner C, Vahl CF Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research