Innominate artery cannulation for proximal aortic surgery: outcomes and neurological events in 263 patients [AORTIC SURGERY]

CONCLUSIONS Innominate artery cannulation can be performed safely and poses a low risk of neurological events in procedures requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest. The technique for cannulating this artery should be part of the routine armamentarium of cardiac and aortic surgeons, and the innominate artery is among the preferred perfusion sites for delivering ACP.

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - November 17, 2015 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Preventza, O., Garcia, A., Tuluca, A., Henry, M., Cooley, D. A., Simpson, K., Bakaeen, F. G., Cornwell, L. D., Omer, S., Coselli, J. S. Tags: Pericardium AORTIC SURGERY Source Type: research